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Spanish word search on exploration and conquest with words like Azteca, encomienda, and mercantilismo.
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This 22-word Spanish-language word search covers the age of exploration and Spanish conquest of the Americas for Grades 7–9 students. Hidden words include Azteca, Inca, encomienda, mercantilismo, and viruela, exploring indigenous cultures, colonial trade systems, and the historical impacts of contact. Use it in a Spanish or world history class studying colonialism, as a vocabulary reinforcement activity, or as a base template for related units.

Subject:
Social Studies
Topic:
History
Grade Level:
7th – 9th Grades
Updated July 2026

Word List

  • CONQUISTA
  • AMERICA
  • EXPEDICIONES
  • CORONA
  • MERCANTILISMO
  • CAPITAN
  • RELIGIOSO
  • AZTECA
  • INCA
  • MAYA
  • ENCOMIENDA
  • VIAJE
  • VIRUELA
  • MAIZ
  • TRIGO
  • COMERCIO
  • ESCLAVOS
  • ORO
  • PLATA
  • INDEPENDENCIA
  • COLONIAS
  • RECONQUISTA

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