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The Columbian exchange is the name given to this transfer of plants, animals, and diseases between the old world and Europe and also the new world Americas.
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Created conflict between Portugal and Spain.
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Conquistadors - Spanish soldiers who led military expeditions in america.
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Cortes - a conquistador who explored Mexico in 1519.
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Francisco Pizarro - a conquistador who explored the Andes mountains of South America and conquered the Inca empire.
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Alvar Nunez Cabeza De Vaca - accompanied by Estevanico (a slave) and others, explored the North American Southwest looking for gold 7 cities of gold.
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cont in North American Southwest looking for cities of gold, discovered the Grand Canyon.
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The encomienda system gave settlers the right to tax local Native Americans or make them work.
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Most Spanish treated native Americans like slaves.
Native Americans were forced to work on plantations, or large farms to work in mines and to herd cattle.
Bartolome De Las Casas, a Spanish priest, defended native american rights.