Spanish Missions

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Across
  1. 2. A land ruled by another country
  2. 4. A Spanish fort built near a mission for protection
  3. 6. The Caddo word meaning 'friend,' from which Texas gets its name
  4. 9. French trader who helped Spain reopen missions in East Texas
  5. 12. The first Spanish mission in East Texas (founded 1690)
  6. 14. City that began as a Spanish mission and presidio in 1718
  7. 15. Country that established missions in Texas to protect its land claims
Down
  1. 1. A Spanish explorer and conqueror who came to the Americas
  2. 3. Friendly East Texas tribe whose word 'Tejas' means friend
  3. 5. Mission near the Rio Grande used as a 'gateway to Texas'
  4. 7. A Spanish religious settlement built to convert Native Americans to Christianity
  5. 8. The shared beliefs, customs, and traditions of a group of people
  6. 10. Area where early Spanish missions failed due to isolation and attacks
  7. 11. A Catholic priest or monk who taught religion to Native Americans
  8. 13. The people the Spanish wanted to convert to Christianity