| A | B |
|---|
| Cortes | conquistador who invaded the Aztec Empire |
| de Pineda | First European to explore the Texas coast |
| Mexico City | capital of New Spain |
| Coronado | explorer who searched for Quivera |
| La Salle | Leader of the French outpost in Texas |
| Quetzalcoatl | Aztec god who promised to return by boat from the east |
| Cabeza de Vaca | reported Texas as being very fertile |
| prairie grass | often confused Spanish troops because it stands back up soon after being walked on |
| buffalo | new "cows" of large size and large herds |
| Quivera | this golden city turned out to be a tribal settlement |
| Louisiana | land around the Mississippi River claimed by La Salle for France |
| mission | the first settlement in an area by priests and soldiers to bring Christianity to the Indians |
| Fort St. Louis | stockade built by La Salle |
| La Salle snooped around | Spain decided to focus on East Texas and keep France out |
| viceroy | official who represents a monarch |
| stockade | an enclosure made of posts, intended for defense |
