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| The leader of an expedition to colonize other lands. |
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| Groups who were the original inhabitants of the land, each with its own distinct identity. |
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| An incident or series of incidents that lead to something else. |
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| The result or consequence of one or more causes. |
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| Someone who acts as a go-between or mediator between two people or groups of people. |
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| The language spoken by the Maya people. |
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| The language spoken by the Aztecs. |
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| A measure by which a person is confined by the authorities to a certain residence, where travel is usually restricted. |
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| A Spanish system that gave Spanish settlers land grants when they arrived in a colony. |
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| Persons of mixed race of Spanish and Aztec descent. |
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| The representative of a sovereign in a foreign jurisdiction. |
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| Descendants of Spanish settlers in Mexico. |
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