Latin America - History Vocabulary#2

Latin America – History Vocabulary #2

L.A. Vocabulary - History
Conquistador – Spanish explorer – conqueror-warrior
Hernan Cortez - Spanish conquistador who conquered the Aztec Empire.
Montezuma - The Aztec emperor conquered by Hernan Cortez and his soldiers.
Tenochtilan – Aztec capital city – site of present day Mexico City.

Francisco Pizarro - Spanish conquistador who conquered the Incan Empire.
Atahaupa - The Incan emperor at the time of Pizarro’s conquest.
Cuzco – Capital city of the Incas located in present day Peru.
Simon Bolivar - Revolutionary known as “The Liberator” who led South America to independence from Spain.

Touissant L’ouverture - Led a slave revolt against France that won independence for Haiti.
Miguel Hidalgo - Roman Catholic Priest who inspired the Mexican Revolution for Independence from Spain.
Cuban Revolution - The overthrow of the government of Fulgencio Batista by Fidel Castro.

Fidel Castro - Cuban dictator who took control in 1959 and set up a Communist state.
indigenous – native people of a country
Emiliano Zapatista – revolutionary leader who fought for the rights of indigenous people in Mexico.

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