Across
- 2. Spanish word meaning "lower," used to describe a part of California.
- 3. Spanish forts built to protect missions in Alta California.
- 6. ocean that Spanish explorers sailed across to try to reach Asia.
- 7. A valuable metal that the Spanish found in the Americas.
- 9. A journey to explore unknown places, like Cabrillo’s to California.
- 10. Settlements where priests taught their religion to the native peoples.
Down
- 1. The Spanish explorer who led the first sea expedition to Alta California.
- 4. The name of the bay where Cabrillo first landed in California.
- 5. A narrow strip of water, like the one named after Vitus Bering.
- 8. Cabrillo’s crew struggled against this natural force while sailing north.