Spanish Exploration of the Texas Coast

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Across
  1. 1. Large sailing ship often used to carry treasure.
  2. 3. Country that sponsored the exploration of the Texas coast.
  3. 5. The first peoples who lived in Texas.
  4. 6. The body of water explored by Spanish ships along the Texas coast.
  5. 9. Spain's colonial territory that included Texas.
  6. 10. A protected place where ships can anchor.
  7. 16. The exchange of goods between people or nations.
  8. 17. The art of finding a ship's way.
  9. 18. Device used to steer a ship.
  10. 19. Person who makes maps.
  11. 21. Explorer who produced the first known map of the Texas coast in 1519.
  12. 22. One of the three Spanish treasure ships wrecked in 1554.
  13. 23. Large ocean-going sailing ship used by Spain.
  14. 24. Texas bay associated with the famous 1554 Spanish shipwrecks.
Down
  1. 2. A journey made for discovery.
  2. 4. Spanish explorer whose remarkable survival journey crossed Texas.
  3. 7. Group of ships sailing together.
  4. 8. Goods carried aboard a ship.
  5. 11. Instrument sailors used to determine latitude.
  6. 12. A map used by sailors.
  7. 13. Heavy object used to keep a ship from drifting.
  8. 14. Small sailing ship commonly used during the Age of Exploration.
  9. 15. Barrier island where several Spanish ships were lost.
  10. 20. Cloth used to catch the wind.