Across
- 3. - a religious outpost built to convert natives to Spanish culture
- 4. - a fort filled with soldiers who would protect Spanish settlements
- 8. - send a group of settlers to (a place) and establish political control over it
- 10. - The Spanish and first capital of Texas (1722 - 1772)
- 11. - A mission built in East Texas between the Trinity and Red Rivers to convert the Caddo Tribe (1690).
- 12. - a member of religious order of men responsible for teaching local natives about Spanish culture and religion.
- 13. - a mission that was created in 1757 for the Spanish to protect the Apache from the Comanche
Down
- 1. - The first mission built in Texas (1682) near present-day El Paso in far West Texas to convert the Tigua.
- 2. - a city established in 1718, whose most famous mission would be nicknamed “the Alamo”
- 5. - absolutely necessary or important
- 6. - the Caddo word for “friend” and it is the origin of the word Texas
- 7. - a journey or voyage undertaken by a group of people with a particular purpose, especially that of exploration, scientific research, or war
- 9. - a revolt by soldiers against their leader