Unit 3: Spanish Colonial Era

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Across
  1. 3. country that sent conquistadors and explorers to settle Texas
  2. 7. Spain's rival in the exploration and settlement of Texas
  3. 9. settlement of people to new territories
  4. 11. traveling to new territories for the purpose of discovery
  5. 12. military forts built to protect Spanish settlements
  6. 13. The Royal Road, major route that connected Spanish settlements together
Down
  1. 1. religious settlements built to convert natives to Christianity
  2. 2. capital of New Spain
  3. 4. Spanish cowboys who worked on ranches
  4. 5. a location where people live and form a community
  5. 6. to change someone from one belief to another
  6. 8. a Spanish priest who works in the Missions
  7. 10. territory in the Americas controlled by Spain including modern-day Texas, Florida, and California