Answer:
1. ejército = army
mayo = May
cinco = five
herencia = heritage
soldados = soldiers
festival = festival
celebración = celebration
bandera = flag
cultura = culture
presidente = president
batalla = battle
comida = food
tradiciones = traditions
2. ejército: Start at the 'e' in the 10th column and 5th row, go downwards diagonal towards the left and end at 'o'.
mayo: Start at the 'm' in the 12th column and 1st row, go right and end at 'o'.
cinco: Start at the 'c' in the 6th column and 10th row, go upwards diagonal towards the right and end at 'o'.
herencia: Start at the 'h' in the 9th column and 8th row, go upwards diagonal towards the left and end at 'a'.
soldados: Start at the 's' in the 8th column and 10th row, go upwards diagonal towards the right and end at the next 's'.
festival: Start at the 'f' in the 8th column and 4th row, go downwards diagonal towards the left and end at 'l'.
celebración: Start at the 'c' in the 2nd column and 3rd row, go downwards diagonal towards the right and end at 'n'.
bandera: Start at the 'b' in the 7th column and 1st row, go down and end at the second 'a'.
cultura: Start at the 'c' in the 14th column and 3rd row, go left and end at 'a'.
presidente: Start at the 'p' in the 1st column and 10th row, go up and end at the third 'e'.
batalla: Start at the 'b' in the 2nd column and 11th row, go right and end at the third 'a'.
comida: Start at the 'c' in the 14th column and 3rd row, go down and end at 'a'.
tradiciones: Start at the 't' in the 11th column and 15th row, go right and end at 's'.