The Last Conquistador
Student Organizer
1. Why did racial mixing occur during the time of Spanish colonization?
2. Who was the “Last Conquistador”?
3. What did the Spanish settlers do as a result of the racial mixing that occurred?
4. From where do the terms “mulatto” and “mestizo” originate? What do these
words mean?
5. What “color” were the people in charge in the Spanish colonies?
6. What did people do in order to keep their families “white”?