What major

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What major event marked a radical change in the political, economic, social, and cultural life of Mesoamerica? • Who led the 1522 expedition to the Purépecha region? • What was the result of the Purépecha ruler Tangaxoan Tzintizcha’s encounter with the Spanish? • Who ordered Tangaxoan to be tortured and executed, and in what year? • Which present-day Mexican states were included in the territories conquered after the Purépecha region? • What condition was the Mayan civilization in when the Spanish arrived in the Yucatán Peninsula? • Name one Spanish leader who participated in the conquest of Yucatán. • What were the first three cities founded by the Spanish in the Yucatán Peninsula, and when? • Which Mayan group resisted Spanish domination until 1697? • What motivated the Spanish expeditions to northern Mesoamerica? • What was the Mixtón War, and who died during it? • What was the purpose of missions and presidios established by the Spanish in the north? • Name two cities that emerged from settlements near missions, presidios, or mines. • By what century did the Spanish have control over most of New Spain? • By 1790, how large was the territory of New Spain? Section 2: Royal Grant...