Conquistador - a Spanish soldier-explorer who sought personal riches and power, as well as wealth and glory for Spain, in the conquest of the Americas., Missions - a religious settlement, Viceroy - An official who rules in the king or queen’s name, usually over a very large territory or colony., Province - A district of a colony or country, Privateer - a privately owned ship outfitted with weapons, Hernan Cortes - Spanish Conquistador who conquered the Aztec Empire in modern day Mexico. , Alonso Álvarez de Pineda - Spanish Conquistador and Cartographer (Someone who studies and creates maps)., Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca - Spanish Explorer of the New World., Presidio - a fort or military outpost., Friar - A Catholic Priest who belongs to a religious order., Fray Damián Massanet - Spanish Missionary in the New World., Antonio Margil de Jesús - Spanish Franciscan Missionary, Francisco Hidalgo - Spanish Priest and Missionary, José de Escandón - Spanish Colonizer in the New World, San Antonio - The first Spanish colonial city established in (modern) Texas (1718) and is a good example of Spanish settlement patterns throughout the era.,

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