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Bullion
gold and silver in the form of bars (taken from Aztecs and Incas)
Hacienda
Spanish estates in the Americas that were often plantations.
Vasco de gama
portuguese explorer that reached india
Encomienda
A grant of land made by Spain to a settler in the Americas, including the right to use Native Americans as laborers on it
Columbian Exchange
The exchange of plants, animals, diseases, and technologies between the Americas and the rest of the world following Columbus's voyages; benefited the Old World due to discovery of cash crops (tobacco, sugar, etc) and food that would lead to population growth
Bartolome' de Las Casas
Spanish missionary who became a Dominican friar who was the first European to speak out against the oppression of the natives of Latin America
Treaty of Tordesillas
line of demarcation