Assessment Activities: Student Activity Sheet Activity 1. Matching Place Names Draw a line to connect the Spanish Place Name with its English definition. 1. Los Alamos a. mayor 2. Española b. the stream 3. Río Grande c. holy faith 4. Alcalde d. Dry Arroyo 5. Ojo Caliente e. Big River 6. El Rito f. hot spring 7. Ranchitos g. little farms 8. Truchas h. fish 9. Santa Fe i. The cottonwood trees 10. Arroyo Seco trees j. Spanish lady Activity 2. Place Name Riddles Use your map to locate and name the village, town or city described below: This small city is located northwest of Santa Fe along the Río Grande and was named after a Spanish lady. People come from all over to relax in the hot spring of this village which is located north of Española on State Highway 285. Directly south of Española, the name of this historic city means City of the Holy Faith. Choose three more places with Spanish names and write a riddle for each, using map location and meaning of the name. Unit 13 page 20
In the space below, choose a place name and draw an illustration of the name. Label picture with its Spanish place name and the English translation. Unit 13 page 21
Historic Period Timeline: Upper Elementary Student Activity Sheet 1200 1540 Ancestral Pueblo Period: large Pueblo villages throughout what will become New Mexico. 1492 Christopher Columbus lands on the Caribbean island of Hispaniola, claims all new lands for Spain. 1493 Queen Isabella orders all the Jews and Moors (Muslim North Africans) to leave Spain. 1519 Hernán Cortez arrives in Mexico and conquers the Aztec Indians. 1540 Francisco Vázquez de Coronado leads an expedition into Pueblo territory, looking for the Seven Cities of Gold. 1591 Spanish explorer Gaspar Castaño de Sosa visits Pueblo of Phiogeh, located above present day Los Luceros. 1598 Don Juan de Oñate founds the first capital of New Spain near Ohkay Owingeh, calling it San Gabriel. 1610 Spanish capital is moved to Santa Fe under Governor Pedro de Peralta. It is the oldest capital city in the United States. 1610 1680 Spanish villages and ranches are slowly established along El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro. 1620 The pilgrims land at Plymouth Rock and establish their colony on the northeast coast of North America. 1680 August 10 Pueblo Revolt: Religious leader, Po pay, organizes and leads the successful rebellion against Spanish rule. 1692 Re-conquest: Don Diego de Vargas leads soldiers and settlers back to Santa Fe from El Paso, Texas. 1776 American Revolution: United States gains independence from England. 1821 Mexican Revolution: Mexico gains independence from Spain. 1848 Treaty of Guadalupe Hildago: over half of Mexican lands become American territory. 1912 New Mexico becomes the 47th state of the United States of America and the 5th largest state. Unit 13 page 23
Historic Period Timeline: Middle School Student Activity Sheet 1200 1540 Ancestral Pueblo Period: large Pueblo villages throughout what will become New Mexico. 1492 Christopher Columbus lands on the Caribbean island of Hispaniola, claims all new lands for Spain. 1493 Spanish expulsion of all the Jews and Moors from Spain. 1519 Hernán Cortez arrives in Mexico and conquers the Aztec Indians. 1540 Francisco Vázquez de Coronado leads an expedition into Pueblo territory, looking for the Seven Cities of Gold. 1569 Spanish Inquisition begins in Latin America. 1591 Spanish explorer Gaspar Castaño de Sosa visits Pueblo of Phiogeh near Alcalde. A few years later the people of Phiogeh move to Hopi Pueblo in Arizona. 1598 Don Juan de Oñate leads a group of settlers to northern NM on the Camino Real. He founds his colony near Ohkay Owingeh, calling it Misión San Gabriel, the first capital of New Spain. 1599 The following fall the colonists share the real first Thanksgiving in the New World with their Pueblo neighbors. 1601 The capital is temporarily moved to the nearby outpost of Los Luceros and the village of Los Luceros begins to develop. 1610 Spanish capital is moved to Santa Fe under Governor Pedro de Peralta. It is the oldest capital city in the United States. 1610 1680 Spanish villages and ranches are established along El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro. 1620 The pilgrims land at Plymouth Rock and establish their colony on the northeast coast on North America. 1630 By this time there were 30 Spanish missions along the Camino Real, at most of the Pueblos and at the new Spanish settlements. Unit 13 page 24
1680 August 10 Pueblo Revolt: Religious leader, Po pay organizes and leads the rebellion against Spanish rule. Over 1000 Spanish settlers flee to El Paso del Norte, present day Ciudad Juárez, Mexico. 1692 Don Diego de Vargas leads soldiers and settlers back to Santa Fe from El Paso del Norte, in the re-conquest. 1706 Villa de Albuquerque is founded by Francisco Cuervo de Valdés. 1754 Genízaro families begin settling the Pueblo of Abiquiú. 1772 San Miguel (imaginary village) church is built. 1776 American Revolution 1779 Governor Juan Bautista de Anza defeats Comanche band led by Chief Cuerno Verde. 1821 Mexican Revolution Mexico gains independence from Spain. 1821 Santa Fe Trail connects the mid-west to the south-west. 1829 Old Spanish Trail established to connect New Mexico with California. 1848 Treaty of Guadalupe Hildago: Over half of Mexican lands become American territory. 1862 Civil War enters the southwest with the battle of Valverde. 1878 First railroad established from Raton Pass to El Paso, Texas. 1912 New Mexico become the 47th state, the 5th largest in the United States. Unit 13 page 25
Timeline Math: Student Activity Sheet Using the Historic History Timeline, answer the questions below. Give your answer in centuries plus decades plus years as well as the total years. 1. How many centuries passed between the beginning of the Ancestral Pueblo period and the arrival of Oñate s expedition at Ohkay Owingeh? 2. How many decades was the Spanish capital at San Gabriel? 3. How many years passed between the founding of Oñate s colony of San Gabriel and the founding of the Pilgrims colony at Plymouth Rock? 4. Which took place first, the American Revolution or the Pueblo Revolt? 5. How many years after the Pueblo Revolt did the American Revolution on the east coast take place? 6. How many years after the American Revolution did New Mexico become a state? 7. After the Pueblo Revolt, how many years did the Pueblo people rule themselves? 8. What marked the beginning of the Historic Period in New Mexico? 9. Was it more than or was it less than 2 centuries after Cortez conquered the Aztec Indians in Mexico that Don Diego de Vargas re-conquered the Pueblo Indians in New Mexico? 10. How many years after Queen Isabella expelled the Jews and Moors from Spain did the Pueblo Indians expel the Spanish from New Mexico? Unit 13 page 26