Spanish Colonization Vocabulary

colonizacion

process in which a country establishes control over a territory and its inhabitants, exploits the resources and imposes their culture

conquista

the action of taking control of a territory by force

civilizaciones precolombinas

cultures and societies that existed in the americas before christopher columbus adn the europeans, included the aztecs, amayas, and incas

ecomienda

a colonial system in the colonies in which the indigenous worked hard labor in exchange for protection from the conquistadors