México- Set Three

los barcos

boats

el Viernes Santo

Good Friday

el emperador

emperor

el enemigo

enemy

extraño

strange

Hernán Cortés

Spanish explorer who conquered the Aztec

la conquista

conquest

la leyenda

legend

Moctezuma

The last Aztec emperor

prometer

to promise

los pueblos

towns

quemar

to burn

Quetzalcóatl

Mesoamerican God of creation

los regalos

gifts

unirse

to unite

apoyar

to support

bajo

under

Benito Juárez

the first indigenous president of México

contra

against

la dureza

harshness

los feligreses

congregation

Grito de Dolores

Hidalgo's rallying cry that led to the independence from Spain

humilde

humble

la igualdad

equality

la Batalla de Puebla

a battle against the French that led to 5 de mayo

la libertad

freedom

los líderes

leaders

luchar

to fight

la mayoría

majority

odiar

to hate

Padre Hidalgo

Father of Mexican Independence - the GW of México

el pago

payment

la parroquía

parish

el poder

power

Porfirio Díaz

Former dictator of México

la tierra

land

el trono

throne

las tropas

troops