Chapter 5 Early Explorers of Texas

2. to inhabit or live in
5. wild offspring of Spanish horses
6. and Cuidad Juarez are twin cities that were settled at the pass where the Rio Grande flows through
8. royal governor of New Spain
9. spanish adventurer whose expedition ended in shipwreck on the Texas Coast
10. Native Americans often died because they had not been previously exposed
14. conqueror of the Aztec
15. Native American group that helped the Spanish stranded on Malhado
16. aztec city conquered and Mexico City was built on its ruins
18. to end

1. spanish soldiers and adventurers in search of gold, glory and land
3. city that Turk told Spanish explorers tales about
4. spaniard who spent 8 years among the Texas Indians in the 1500s
7. along with Spain, England and the Netherlands had established colonies in North America
11. founder of New Mexico
12. what the Spanish called the Seven Cities of Gold
13. this fort was a french settlement founded by LaSalle
17. a district of a colony or country; similar to a state
19. widespread outbreak of disease