Spanish Colonial Era Vocab

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Across
  1. 2. a Catholic living under vows to God
  2. 6. Spanish priest who supported the establishment of missions in east Texas. His work and attempts to get the French involved with the missions led to permanent European occupation of Texas
  3. 7. The country trying to colonize Texas
  4. 8. Spanish priest who helped establish the first Spanish mission in East Texas, San Francisco de los Tejas
  5. 10. the process of setting up a territory under the control of a distant country
  6. 11. the state where this era mainly took place
  7. 12. a Spanish fort or military outpost oftentimes designed to protect the missions
Down
  1. 1. Mission destroyed by the Comanche
  2. 3. This report suggested closing down the missions
  3. 4. The country Spain was beefing with
  4. 5. Spanish settlements designed to convert Native American tribes to Christianity
  5. 9. the faith and practice of the Catholic church