The Conquistadors, c1513-c1528 (Edexcel GCSE History): Flashcards
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Years of Spanish conquest of Cuba
Years of Spanish conquest of Cuba
1511-1514
Leader of Spanish conquest of Cuba
Leader of Spanish conquest of Cuba
Diego Velázquez
Indigenous chief who fled Haiti to Cuba
Indigenous chief who fled Haiti to Cuba
Hatuey
Hatuey's execution method
Hatuey's execution method
Burned to death
Year of Caonao massacre
Year of Caonao massacre
1513
Indigenous killed at Caonao
Indigenous killed at Caonao
Approx. 2,000
Spanish settlements in Cuba by 1514
Spanish settlements in Cuba by 1514
Santiago de Cuba & Havana
Spanish labour system with colonists as 'masters'
Spanish labour system with colonists as 'masters'
Encomienda system
Key crop under encomienda in Cuba
Key crop under encomienda in Cuba
Tobacco
Cuba Indigenous population in 1514
Cuba Indigenous population in 1514
350,000
Cuba Indigenous population by 1555
Cuba Indigenous population by 1555
3,000
Workers replacing Indigenous from mid-1500s Cuba
Workers replacing Indigenous from mid-1500s Cuba
Enslaved Africans
Cuba's strategic role in Spanish expansion
Cuba's strategic role in Spanish expansion
Launch point for Florida & Mexico