Conquistadors

Conquistadors book cover — CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 6 CHAPTER 1 THE QUEST FOR GOLD 11 CHAPTER 2 THE QUEST FOR GOD 20 CHAPTER 3 CIVILIZATIONS FOREVER ALTERED 28 CHAPTER 4 FALLING SHORT OF GLORY 34 GLOSSARY 43 FOR FURTHER READING 45 INDEX 47 5

Conquistadors — page 1 — 6 INTRODUCTION History tells us that in 1492 Christopher Columbus crossed the Atlantic on three sturdy ships the Niña the Pinta and the Santa María and discovered the New World That world the North and South American continents had of course already been inhabited by Native Americans for centuries before Columbus’s arrival In addition Columbus had originally hoped to land in India on the other side of the world and was probably frustrated to ﬁnd the Americas in his way Columbus was determined to make sure his discovery was valuable to the monarchs who had sponsored his journey King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain The Spanish sought to establish a powerful empire in the New World since this land was rich in resources In this Columbus was successful the New World would become a host to some valuable colonies for the Spanish monarchy However Columbus’s new world was already home to many groups of native peoples referred to as Native Americans The Spanish had grand plans for these peo ple They planned to exploit them as laborers to mine the gold and silver they found on their land they also planned to con vert them to Christianity After all if the Spanish were about to build an empire they would want it to be a Christian one The Spanish monarchy’s desire for a Christian empire was motivated by their own history In 711 Spain had been con quered by the armies of the Muslim empire The Muslims known as the Moors established a steady government and were

Conquistadors

Conquistadors

During the European quest to conquer the “New World” of the Americas in the 16th century, Spain was no exception.

About This Book

By: Susan Nichols

Illustrated by: Carolyn DeCarlo

Published by: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.

10-12Age Range

7.5+AR

42Pages

Ancient CultureSubject

1150LLexile

30-45 minsReading Time

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ZFountas & Pinnell

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