Solve these clues to fill the grid.
- Evergreen tree with large leathery leaves and large pink to orange flowers
- 2 Across
- Navigational instrument for finding directions
- 3 Across
- Spanish conquistador who conquered the Incas in what is now Peru and founded the city of Lima
- 6 Across
- The act of ___ something
- 9 Across
- A careful systematic search
- 13 Across
- Portuguese navigator in the service of Spain
- 15 Across
- Spanish conquistador who defeated the Aztecs and conquered Mexico
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- Someone who attempts to convert others to a particular doctrine or program
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- Venetian traveler who explored Asia in the 13th century and served Kublai Khan
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- A republic in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula
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- A ruler of the ___
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- A member of the Nahuatl people who established an empire in Mexico that was overthrown by Cortes
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- An arm of the Atlantic Ocean between North and South America
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- European country known for flamenco and paella
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- The state capital of Ohio
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- A member of the ___ order
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