| A | B |
|---|
| civil settlement | a village made up of people who were neither priests nor soldiers. |
| acequias | irrigation canals/ditches used to move water (irrigation) |
| pobladores | colonists lived in the towns/pueblos. |
| literacy | be able to read and write. |
| alcalde | Spanish official who served as mayor, sheriff, and judge (short "a" word). |
| ayuntamiento | the local government body in a Spanish town (long "a" word). |
| vaqueros | a livestock herder or cowhand (Spanish cowboy). |
| liberation | to become free. |
| conspire | to join in a secret agreement. |
| enlighten | to inform; to teach. |
| Enlightenment | a movement in the 1700's when people began to believe that government should support its people and that Kings did not have the God-given right to rule. |
| Grito de Dolores | a speech calling for the defeat of Spanish rule. |
| Father Miguel Hidalgo | Father of the Mexican Revolution |
| Juan Bautista de las Casas | Texan who led Hidalgo's struggle to fight for Independence. |
| Gutierrez de Lara | went to Louisiana to start an army. |
| Augustus Magee | Army officer who took control of Texas away from Spain for a short time. |
| Rosa Maria Hinojosa de Balli | first "cattle queen" of Texas because she helped establish the cattle business in Texas. |
