1. The document discusses several conquistadors who explored Central America between the early 1500s and late 1500s, including Hernan Cortes, Pedro de Alvarado, Nunez de Balboa, and Antonio de Berrio.
2. It asks the reader to color code the Central American countries and estimate distances between cities like Mexico City, Tegucigalpa, and Managua.
3. Lines are drawn showing the routes of three conquistadors through Florida, Panama, Nicaragua and other Central American countries during this time period of exploration and conquest.
1. The document discusses several conquistadors who explored Central America between the early 1500s and late 1500s, including Hernan Cortes, Pedro de Alvarado, Nunez de Balboa, and Antonio de Berrio.
2. It asks the reader to color code the Central American countries and estimate distances between cities like Mexico City, Tegucigalpa, and Managua.
3. Lines are drawn showing the routes of three conquistadors through Florida, Panama, Nicaragua and other Central American countries during this time period of exploration and conquest.
1. The document discusses several conquistadors who explored Central America between the early 1500s and late 1500s, including Hernan Cortes, Pedro de Alvarado, Nunez de Balboa, and Antonio de Berrio.
2. It asks the reader to color code the Central American countries and estimate distances between cities like Mexico City, Tegucigalpa, and Managua.
3. Lines are drawn showing the routes of three conquistadors through Florida, Panama, Nicaragua and other Central American countries during this time period of exploration and conquest.
Activities: 1. Colour each Central American country a different colour. 2. Which conquistador explored Florida? ............................................ 3. Which conquistador explored Panama? ............................................ 4. When did Antonio De Berrio explore Trinidad? ............................................ 5. When did Hernandez De Cordoba explore Nicaragua? ......................... 6. Use the scale to estimate the distance between: (a) Mexico City and Guatemala City .........kms (b) Tegucigalpa and Havana ..................... kms (c) Managua and Bogatá ..................... kms 7. Use the internet to draw a line marking where 3 of these conquistadors travelled. The Conquistadors in Central America Ponce De Leon 1519 FLORIDA ATLANTIC OCEAN GULF OF Diego Velasquez 1511-14 MEXICO Havana HISPANIOLA Francisco de Montejo Nicholas De Ovando YUCATAN San Juan MEXICO CUBA PUERTO RICO Mexico City • Ponce De Leon 1508 Hernan Cortes 1519-27 HONDURAS Christobal De Olid 1524-25 CARIBBEAN Pedro De Alvarado 1524-27 Tegucigalpa SEAAntonio De Berrio 1592 Hernandez De Cordoba 1524 City GUATEMALA Guatemala City NICARAGUA Managua Caracas EL SALVADOR TRINIDAD PACIFIC San Salvador VENEZUELA OCEAN City COSTA RICA San Jose Bogotá PANAMA Alonso De Ojeda 1510 Nunez De Balboa 1513 Panama City City COLOMBIA The Conquistadors in Central America