Across
- 3. a Spanish colonial policy that granted land and the Indians living on it to Spanish soldiers and colonists as a reward for service
- 6. a payment or gift given to show respect
- 8. a widespread outbreak of a contagious disease
- 11. Spanish word meaning conqueror
- 13. an irrigation canal
- 15. a military fort
Down
- 1. a colonial ruler appointed by the king
- 2. to force someone to leave
- 4. a town council during Spanish colonial times
- 5. a person who flees from a place because of war
- 7. a steep cliff
- 9. a "ditch boss" or manager of the acequia
- 10. logs used as ceiling beams cut from tall trees in the mountains
- 12. a contagious and often deadly disease characterized by a high fever and large sores on the skin that leave scars
- 14. the study of the universe
- 16. a member of a town council