European Exploration

2. A religious settlement built by Spanish priests to convert American Indians to Christianity.
6. A Spanish soldier and explorer who conquered lands in the Americas.
8. European country that sponsored many early explorations of Texas.
10. Major river that forms much of the border between Texas and Mexico.
13. Spanish explorer who mapped the Texas coastline along the Gulf of Mexico.
14. Traveling to discover, map, or learn about new places.

1. French explorer who claimed part of Texas for France and established Fort St. Louis.
3. Texas city founded around Spanish missions and located near the San Antonio River.
4. Spanish conquistador who conquered the Aztec Empire in Mexico.
5. Large body of water along the southeastern coast of Texas.
6. Spanish explorer who survived a shipwreck and traveled across Texas in the 1500s.
7. Spanish explorer who searched for the Seven Cities of Gold and explored the Texas Panhandle.
9. A community where people establish homes and live.
11. A settlement controlled by another country.
12. European country that claimed part of Texas after La Salle’s expedition.