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| Hernando de Soto | The first European to reach the Mississippi River. |
| Cibola | Supposed rich kingdom far to the north of Mexico. |
| Esteban | An African slave who spread the story of a city of gold. He was killed by the Zuni indians. |
| Cabeza de Vaca | The conquistador who helped spread the story of the rich city called Cibola. |
| Francisco Coronado | The conquistador who explored the American Southwest in search of Cibola. |
| Ponce de Leon | The conquistador who explored Florida in search of a "Fountain of Youth". |
| Society | A group of people forming a community. |
| New Spain | The name given to the lands in the New World that the Spanish had conquered. |
| Peninsularies | People born in Spain who lived in New Spain. |
| Creoles | People of Spanish background born in the Americas. |
| Mestizos | A person with Indian & Spanish background. The largest group in New Spain society. |
| Indians & Africans | People with no spanish ancestors. |
| Plantation | A large farm with many workers who lived on the land they worked. |
| Encomienda | A grant that allowed a peninsulare control of all the Native peoples who lived on an area of land. |
| Mission | A type of encomienda run by Roman Catholic missionaries. |
| Missionary | A person who teaches his or her religion to others who have different beliefs. |
| de Las Casas | A priest who spoke out against the mistreatment of Native Americans under the care of the church. |
| Hispaniola | The Caribbean island where the Spanish first brought African slaves. |
