Across
- 1. a district of a colony or country
- 4. a privately owned ship outfitted with weapons
- 5. a small unit of a military force
- 12. a Spanish soldier-explorer
- 13. a Texan of Spanish or Mexican heritage
Down
- 2. to find a way to pass over or through a body of water
- 3. people of mixed Spanish and Native American heritage
- 6. a religious settlement
- 7. a Spanish fort or military post
- 8. a Catholic priest who belongs to a religious order
- 9. an official who rules in the name of the king or queen
- 10. a human-made waterway
- 11. a group of advisers