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  1. 3. In 1718, San Antonio de _________ was established
  2. 7. in 1519, ______________created the first map of the Texas Coastline
  3. 9. were military adventurers who wanted to free Mexico from Spanish rule
  4. 13. are murals that covered both the interior and exterior of Spanish missions
  5. 15. The purchase of the _______________ by the U.S. led to the Neutral Ground Agreement.
  6. 16. were skilled horsemen who worked on ranchos in Spanish Texas
  7. 17. ended the Mexican War for Independence
  8. 18. by the 1890s only three major Spanish settlements remained in Texas: Nacadoches, La Bahia, and ______________.
Down
  1. 1. is a region in Texas that is mostly rural and has very few major cities
  2. 2. were religious settlements used to teach Natives about Spanish culture and convert them to Catholocism
  3. 4. made three guarantees: independence from Spain, equal rights for all Spanish citizen, and Catholicism as the official religion
  4. 5. claimed land in North America including present-day Florida, Texas, and California
  5. 6. was upset the U.S.did not include Texas in the Adam-Onis Treaty and led a rebellion
  6. 8. was created until a permanent border could be determined between Texas and Louisiana
  7. 10. was one of the first American filibusters to come to Texas
  8. 11. were built to protect Spanish settlements from Native attack
  9. 12. folk songs dating back to the Spanish settlement of Texas
  10. 14. claimed land in North America to profit from the fur trade