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First contacts - Spanish explorers and the indigenous peoples of the Americas

Match the explorers with either the region or the indigenous culture that they are most often associated with.

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Greater and Lesser Antilles and other islands of the CaribbeanCristóbal & Bartolomé Colón, Ponce de León et.al.
Founded Vera Cruz and explored the Valle Central de MéxicoHernán Cortés
Captan of a fleet that passed by Tierra del Fuego to the PacificFernando Magallanes
Conquistadores of the quechuas en el PerúFrancisco Pizarro, Pedro Mendoza
The indigenous companion of CortésMarina (Malinche)
The Pacific coast of PanamáVasco Nuñez de Balboa
Left a crew to start a colony named NavidadCristóbal Colón
First to complete a voyage around the globeJuan Elcano (del Cano)
Explored the Amazonas riverFrancisco de Orellana
Governor of Puerto Rico who explored FloridaJuan Ponce de León
Founder of Santo Domingo on Española among taino(Hispañola)Bartolomé Colón
Aztec emperor conquered by CortésMoctezuma
Explored SE U.S & fought indigenous people thereHernando de Soto
Shipwrecked near Galveston,captured by indigenous tribeAlvar Nuñez Cabeza de Vaca
Met many indigenous tribes of the S.W (Ariz., N.M., CA)Francisco V.de Coronado
Founded Buenos Aires;attacked by PampasPedro de Mendoza
Fought the Araucanos of Chile & founded SantiagoPedro de Valdivia
The brother ofAtahualpa defeated him in a civil war among quechuasHuáscar
The Inca executed by Francisco PizarroAtahualpa


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