Across
- 3. Known as the last Conquistador, he established El Paso and Santa Fe
- 6. Enslaved African who survived with Cabeza de Vaca and served as a guide for Fray Marcos
- 7. This individual guided Coronado to Kansas until he was executed
- 8. explorers from Spain who sought personal riches and power, as well as glory for Spain
- 9. This was the golden city of adobe seen by Fray Marcos and conquered by Coronado
- 10. Took over a fledgling expedition and made his way into East Texas until turning around
- 13. Conquistador who conquered the Aztecs in Mexico
- 15. This was the city in present day Kansas that was seen by Coronado and Onate
- 16. French explorer who built a settlement in Texas, killed in a mutiny
Down
- 1. Spanish priest who led an expedition to Cibola and reported the city was made of gold
- 2. Discovered the Grand Canyon, Palo Duro Canyon, and the Llano Estacado
- 4. Conquistador who conquered the Incas in Peru
- 5. Explored the Southeastern looking for a grand civilization to conquer U.S. until he died near the Mississippi River
- 11. Originally the treasurer of the Narvaez expedition, this individual was the first to explore the interior of Texas
- 12. The official who rules in the name of the king or queen
- 14. First explorer to map the coastline of Texas while searching for a route to the Pacific Ocean