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Down: 2) Spanish explorer who was the first European to reach the eastern shore of the Pacific Ocean.3) Group of people forming a community.4) Spanish explorer who explored what is now Texas in 1528.6) Island in the Caribbean Sea, made up of Haiti and the Dominican Republic.7) Island group in the West Indies, southeast of Florida.8) African sailor who traveled throughout the Southwest region of the United States. His stories led to the search for Cibola. 10) To change from one belief to another.13) Capital of the Inca Empire, located in present-day Peru.14) Religious settlement where missionaries live and work.17) Grant given by the King of Spain to wealthy settlers in New Spain. Gave settlers control of all the Native Americans living on an area of land.19) Leader of the Aztecs when Hernando Cortés conquered the Aztec empire.23) Journey made for a special purpose.26) A friend who will help in a fight.28) Spanish word for conquerors who came ot the Americas in the 1500s.31) Islands between the Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea, extending from Florida in North America to Venezuela in South America.34) Capture or taking of something by force. Across: 1) Italian navigator who sailed along the eastern coast of South America in 1501.5) Spanish priest who spoke out against the mistreatment of Indians in New Spain.9) Spanish conqueror of the Aztec empire.11) Large farm with many workers who live on the land they work. 12) Spanish explorer who reach the Florida peninsula in 1513.15) Capital of Peru, founded by Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro.16) Portuguese explorer who led the first expedition around the world.18) Person who teaches his or her religion to others who have different beliefs.20) Settlement far from the country that rules it.21) Italian-born explorer who sailed to the Americas in 1492. He was the first European to establish lasting contact between Europe and the Americas.22) Queen of Spain who agreed to finance Christopher Columbus's expedition to the Americas in 1492.24) Movement of people, animals, plants, diseases, and ways of life between the Eastern Hemisphere and Western Hemisphere following the voyages of Columbus.25) Aztec woman who became an interpreter for Hernando Cortés during his conquest of the Aztec empire.27) Capital and largest city of Mexico, build as the capital of New Spain.29) Person who lives in a colony.30) Spanish conquistador who defeated the Inca empire in 1533.32) Ruler of the Incas when the empire was invaded by the Spanish in 1531.33) Colony establish mostly in North America by Spain in 1535, included parts of what are today the United States, Mexico, Central America, and the West Indies. 35) Spanish explorer who became the first European to reach the Mississippi River in 1541.36) King of Spain who agreed to finance Christopher Columbus's expedition to the Americas in 1492.37) Capital of the Aztec Empire in the Valley of Mexico, on the site of present-day Mexico City.38) Spanish explorer of the American Southwest; searched for Cibola, the legendary kingdom of gold.
 

 

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