Conquistadors Teaching Resources :: 169

Walled Lake Consolidated Schools

Loon Lake Elementary School: Hernando Cortes

For Students 3rd - 5th

A biography of Hernando Cortes (or Cortez) (1485 -1547), a Spanish adventurer who conquered what is now central and southern Mexico. His seizure of land, power, and wealth made him the greatest Spanish conqueror in the Americas. His...

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Loon Lake Elementary School: Hernando De Soto

For Students 3rd - 5th

A biography of Hernando De Soto (1500?-1542), a Spanish explorer who led the first European expedition to reach the Mississippi River. His group arrived at the river in 1541 during a search for gold. De Soto also took part in the Spanish...

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Loon Lake Elementary School: Cabeza De Vaca

For Students 3rd - 5th

A biography of Cabeza de Vaca (1490-1557), a Spanish explorer in both North and South America. This site has a Google widget that will translate the page into many languages.

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Mocomi: Sir Dig a Lot: The Inca Empire: Facts and History

For Students 3rd - 8th

Take a tour with Sir Dig-a-Lot as he explains some of the history of the Inca Empire.

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Bbc History: Ferdinand Magellan (1480 1521)

For Students 3rd - 5th

A concise biography of Ferdinand Magellan.

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Encyclopedia Britannica

Encyclopedia Britannica: Vasco Nunez De Balboa

For Students 5th - 8th

A biography of the life of Vasco Nunez de Balboa.

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Siteseen: Land of the Brave: Hernando Cortes Facts

For Students 9th - 10th

Interesting biographical facts on the life of Hernando Cortes, the man who conquered the Aztec empire.

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Ecuador Explorer: A Brief History of Ecuador

For Students 9th - 10th

This site tells the story of the Conquistadors search for gold in Ecuador. It is written like a story rather than a biography and is very detailed and interesting.

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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Cortes' March to Mexico, 1519

For Students 9th - 10th

A map of Mexico showing the sites of the Spanish Conquistador expedition under Hernan Cortes in 1519. The map shows Juanna (Cuba), Tabasco, Vera Cruz, and Mexico City (Tenochtitlan). An inset map details the route taken by Cortez from...

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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Early Spanish Map of Peru, 1774

For Students 9th - 10th

A facsimile of an early Spanish map of Peru and northwest South America, from the Paris (1774) edition of Zarate. The map is in French, and the map coverage extends from Panama to the Paria River delta (Orinoco) of Venezuela in the north...

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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Arizona: Coronado National Memorial

For Students 9th - 10th

Commemorates the first organized expedition into the Southwest by conquistador Francisco Vasquez de Coronado.

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Inscription Rock, New Mexico

For Students 9th - 10th

Two maps and four accounts of the Spanish exploration of North America that reflect the goals of the conquistadors and fascination with the land they examined-and the brutality of their treatment of native peoples.

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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Alonzo De Alvarado

For Students 9th - 10th

Spanish conquistador who explored Peru.

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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Diego De Almagro

For Students 9th - 10th

(1475-1538) Spanish conquistador and is credited for discovering Chile.

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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Fernando Cortes

For Students 9th - 10th

(1485-1547) Famous Spanish conquistador who conquered Mexico for Spain.

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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Fernando De Soto

For Students 9th - 10th

Hernando de Soto (Jerez de los Caballeros, Badajoz, Spain, c.1496/1497-May 21, 1542) was a Spanish explorer and conquistador who, while leading the first European expedition deep into the territory of the modern-day United States, was...

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