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Across 1. Italian explorer who reached North America while trying to sail to Asia 6. Conquistador who contacted and conquered the Aztecs 11. to travel around something 12. a narrow passage of water that connects two larger bodies of water 13. Spanish colonist who explored the coast of Panama

Down 2. Spanish priest who worked for reform of the encomienda system 3. Aztec leader 4. Portuguese explorer who tried to find an Atlantic - Pacific passage 5. Spanish colonists who had been born in Spain 7. land grants that included the right to demand labor or taxes from Native Americans 8. Spanish soldier-adventurer 9. large farms that are worked by laborers who live on the property 10. Spanish religious settlement