Texas through 1820

7. to give control of a group, land, government etc
8. discovering and learning about a new place
12. the gift of land as an incentive or reward
14. the transfer of plants, animals, gold, disease and more between the old world and new world
15. discovered the Grand Canyon and Palo Duro Canyon
16. immediate, first-hand accounts of a topic, from people who had a direct connection with it
17. a religious community in the new world created by Spain
18. an area under the control of another country, occupied by settlers
19. a spanish word meaning pirate. These people came into Texas illegally
20. a person who has been given land to settle in exchange for getting others to live on and settle the land

1. most successful empresario, who settled land in Texas
2. a journey with a specific purpose
3. Mexico gained independence from Spain in 1821
4. a military post within a mission
5. not connected with either side
6. kept a diary of his travels in Texas and published it into a book
9. created the first official map of the Texas coast
10. French explorer who set up a colony in Texas
11. created later by someone who did not experience first-hand or participate in the event
13. military forts or settlements established by the Spanish