Across
- 2. Mexico rebelled against Spanish rule for independence
- 7. Military forts built to protect missions
- 10. Conquered the Aztecs
- 13. Native Americans lived in Texas before Europeans
- 14. Land agent who brought settlers to Texas
- 15. Religious settlement to convert natives
- 16. Year Mexico gained independence from Spain
- 18. Spanish explorers established settlements in Texas
Down
- 1. Famous 1810 speech by Father Hidalgo
- 3. Searched for the mouth of the Mississippi River
- 4. Spanish explorer who mapped the Texas coast in 1519
- 5. City where the Battle of the Alamo took place
- 6. Inspired further exploration of the New World
- 8. Mexican Constitution of 1824 created this type of government
- 9. Spanish tradition used in Texas ranching
- 11. First Anglo settlers brought by Stephen Austin
- 12. Goal of missionaries in Texas
- 17. Year San Antonio was founded