PRESENTATION OUTLINE
WHO WERE THEY?
- First men to travel to the new world
- Came to conquer and explore
- Mostly in search of gold and treasure
Hernan Cortes
(1495-1547)
Conquered Aztecs (Mexico)
Francisco Pizarro
(1478-1541)
Conquered the Incas (Peru)
Vasco de Balboa
(1475-1519)
First European to see the Pacfic - crossed the Panama
Juan Ponce de Leon
(1474-1521)
Governor of Puerto Rico
Claimed Florida for Spain
Hernando de Soto
(1497-1542)
Explored Florida
First European to cross the Mississippi River
Untitled Slide
- The Conquistadors often fought each other
- Many came from the same area of Spain.
THE REQUIREMENT
- Conquistadors were compelled to read it outbound to natives
- Outlined the Christian worldview
- The Pope gave their land to Spain
- Convert and accept Spanish law
- Refuse and Die