Spanish Conquest of the New World

Surveys the Spanish explorations and conquests in the New World between 1500 and 1550. Describes the explorations of Columbus, Ponce de Leon, Balboa, De Soto, Cortez, Pizarro, and Coronado, and plots their routes on an animated map. Pictures evidences of the impact of Spanish civilization in Cuba, Mexico, Peru, and California, and discusses the cultural exchange which occurred between the Spanish and the native populations., The Spanish Conquest of the New WorldCORONET INSTRUCTIONAL FILMS DISTRIBUTED BY SIMON AND SCHUSTER 108 WILMOT RD DEERFIELD, IL 60015CORONET INSTRUCTIONAL FILMS DISTRIBUTED BY SIMON AND SCHUSTER 108 WILMOT RD DEERFIELD, IL 600151954 Grade Level: I J H Distributed on media: 1 videocassette (11 min.), 1/2 in.; 1 videocassette (u-matic) (11 min.), 3/4 in.; 1 film reel (11 min.), 16 mm. Color?Color Length: 11 MIN Description: Depicts the various Spanish explorations from New Mexico to Peru under Cortez, Pizarro, Balboa, De Soto and others. Topics: U-S-History-Discovery-And-Exploration; Discovery-And-Exploration; Latin-America-HistoryNOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.