| A | B |
| Cabeza de Vaca's description of Texas | vast, handsome, and fertile |
| Viceroy | An official who represented the monarch |
| Antonio de Mendoza | The viceroy in New Spain |
| Fray Marcos de Niza | Led a scouting mission to Cibola |
| Estavanico | Rode with Fray Marcos |
| Cibola | A land with 7 cities of gold |
| Pueblo | a series of connected flat-roofed buildings |
| Francisco Vasquez de Coronado | Led a full-scale expedition to Cibola |
| Indian tribe at Cibola | Zuni |
| Discovered by Coronado's troops | Grand Canyon |
| The Turk | Indian who spoke about Quivira |
| Quivira | A place in the east filled with treasure |
| Palo Duro Canyon | the great ravine found by the Spaniards |
| Luis de Moscoso | Led expedition from Mississippi River to Brazos |
| Reason Spain lost interest in Texas | No treasure had been found |
| Lady in Blue | Spanish nun whose spirit made trips to Texas |