| A | B |
|---|
| plaza | public square |
| alcalde | local Spanish official |
| fiestas | celebrations |
| missions | complexes consisting of churches, houses |
| colonists | settlers |
| chapel | a small church |
| morale | state of mind, attitude |
| presidios | small forts with soldiers-protects the mission |
| despoblado | unsettled land to the north of Mexico |
| Camino Real | The Royal Highway-major supply route |
| epidemic | contagious disease-affects large numbers |
| barracks | sleeping quarters for soldiers |
| vaqueros | the first cowboys-they were Hispanic |
| ayuntamiento | governing council of landowners |
| civil settlements | small settlements that developed near missions |
