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Catholic Missions:

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settlements/buildings created by the Spanish in the New World in order to spread religion and stake claims to land

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chronology:

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the organization of events in the order in which they occurred

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civil settlement:

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communities in which civilians settled; usually built near missions and presidios

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colonization:

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the process of setting up a territory under the control of a distant country

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colony:

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a territory ruled by another nation and settled by people of that nation

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�corrido:

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Mexican ballad or song

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friar:

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a member of any of certain religious orders of men

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hacienda:

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a large estate or plantation with a dwelling house

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mission:

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a settlement in Native American territory designed to convert Native Americans to Christianity

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presidio:

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a Spanish fort that protects a mission

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priest:

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a leader of the Catholic Church

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ranch:

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large tract of land where Charros worked with horses and cattle

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viceroy:

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representative who ruled one of Spain's provinces in the Americas in the king's name