AP world History chapter 19 vocab

Monarch of largest Christian kingdoms in Iberia; marriage with Isabella created a united Spain.

Grants of indian laborers made to Spanish conquerors and settlers in Mesoamerica and South America

First island in Carribean settled by Spaniards; settlement founded by Columbus on second voyage to the New World.

16th-century Spanish Dominican priest, writer and the first resident Bishop of Chiapas.

Led expedition of 600 to coast of mexico in 1519; conquistador responsible for the defeat of Aztec Empire.

Last independent Aztec Emperor; killed during Hernand Cortez's conquest of Tenochitlan.

Capital of New Spain; Built on ruins of Aztec Capital of Tenochitlan.

Spanish colonial possesions in Mesoamerica; included most of central Mexico; based on imperial system of Aztecs.

Led conquest of Inca Empire of Peru beginning in 1535; by 1540, most of Inca psessions fell to spanish.

Leader of Spanish expedition into Northern frontier region of New Spain; entered what is now the United States in search of the mythical cities of gold.

Spanish Conquistador; conquered Araucanian indians of Chile and established city of Santiago in 1541.

Labor extracted for lands assigned to the state and the religion; all communities were expected to contribute.

Biological/ecological exchange that took place following Spanish establishment of colonies in New World.

Mine located in upper peru; largest of new world silver mines.

Location of largest deposit of mercury in South America; aided in American silver production.

Rural estates in Spanish colonies in New world; produced agricultural products for consumors in America.

Spanish board of trade operated out of seville; regularized commerce with the new world.

Merchant guild of Seville; enjoyed virtual monopoly rights over goods shipped to america; handeled most of the silver received in return.

Large, heavily armored ships used to carry silver from new world colonies to Spain;

Signed in 1494 between Castile and Portugal; Clarified spheres of influence and rights of possesion in New World.

Body of laws collected in 1681 for spanish possesions in new world.

Body within the castilian govt. that issued all laws and advised king on matters dealing with the spanish colonies in the new world.

University trained lawyers from spain in the new world; juridicial core of spanish colonial beuracracy.

Mexican Poet and writer; talents won recognition

mountainous region where gold strikes took place; means "general mines".

American social system based on racial origins; europeans/white on top, mixed races in the middle, and Black slaves/indians at the bottom. (>_< not cool....)

Whites born in the New World; dominated local latin american economies

Resulted from Bourbon family's succesion to spanish throne in 1701.

Spanish Enlightened monarch; ruled from 1759-1788.

Spanish ministor of the indies; chief architect of colonial reform.

One of popular revolts against spanish colonial rule in New Granada.

Mestizo leader of indian revolt of peru; supported by many lower classes; revolt eventually failed.