amarrar = to tie up
arcaico = archaic, old-fashioned
el/la asesino/a = murderer
azteca = Aztec
el cañón = cannon
el cañonazo = cannon shot
la carabela = caravel (ancient boat)
la ciudadela = citadel, fortress
el cofre = chest, trunk
la colonia = colony
el conjunto = site
consistir en = to consist of
el cráneo = skull
criollo = creole
la crueldad = cruelty
cumplir = to fulfil
el descubrimiento = discovery
desembarcar = disembark, unload
dominar = to rule, control
el ejército = army
encarnizado = bloody, fierce
engañar = to trick
enmendar (enmiendo) = to amend
el entorno = surroundings, environment
la entrega = delivery, handing over
la espada = sword
la etnia = ethnic group
evangelizar = to convert
la hacienda = farm, ranch
el imperio = empire
indígena = indigenous
el intento = attempt
la lanza = spear
liberar = to set free
el mal de altura = altitude sickness
manufacturar = to make, manufacture
la moneda = coin
ordenar = to order
el oro = gold
la piedra = rock
la plata = silver