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1.2.4.17 The World Church
The Church in Latin America
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Religious Studies
10th Grade
05/05/2008

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Aztecs

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A powerful Mexican tribe

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Hernando Cortes

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The Spaniard who conquered the Aztecs

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Conquistadors

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Spanish for conquerors; men who came to the New World to exploit it for gold and glory

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Francisco Pizarro

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The Spaniard who conquered the Incas

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Incas

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A powerful tribe located in the Andes Mountains

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Miracle of Guadalupe

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An important development in the evangelization of Latin America; it happened in 1531 C.E.

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Juan Diego

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The native peasant who encountered the Virgin Mary on a hill while he was on his way to church in the countryside of Mexico City

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Bartolome de Las Casas

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An outspoken defender of the Native Americans who confronted abuses by the colonizers

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