Spanish explorers in Texas

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Across
  1. 3. Seven Cities of _________
  2. 4. Conquistador who went searching for cities of gold in North America, traveled through Texas.
  3. 6. The first explorer to map the Texas coast
  4. 7. A land form with flat topped hill with steep sides which Coronado saw and rode on while in Texas.
  5. 11. The type of guns the Conquistadors used.
  6. 12. The Spanish explorers did not find this in North America, so they lost interest in the region.
  7. 15. Spanish explorer intent on conquering
  8. 16. A ruler of a colony on behalf of the king
  9. 17. A fabled wealthy empire to the north that Coronado chased
  10. 18. Moorish slave that journeyed with Cabeza de Vaca
Down
  1. 1. Treasurer of an Exploration party that was stranded in Florida.
  2. 2. harsh and difficult to live in; unwelcoming
  3. 5. He led a group of setters into Texas, but they decided not to settle there.
  4. 8. A strong desire to do or to achieve something, a desire for success, wealth, or fame.
  5. 9. A leader of an expedition that traveled through east Texas, eventually discovering the Mississippi and petroleum
  6. 10. Cabeza de Vaca was marooned on this island in Texas.
  7. 13. measurement of distance on water, equivalent to three miles
  8. 14. A church leader that often traveled with the Spanish explorers, wore brown robes
  9. 15. Spanish Conquistador that defeated the Aztecs