| A | B |
| Balboa | first Spanish explorer to reach the Pacific |
| Coronado | explored and claimed for Spain much of the land in southwestern USA |
| Hudson | exploreed and claimed New York for Holland |
| Ponce de Leon | explored and claimed Florida for Spain |
| de Soto | explored and claimed the Southern half of the USA |
| Columbus | the first European to discover the Americas |
| Magellan | first to sail around the world |
| Vespucci | the Americas were named after him |
| Pizarrro | conquered the Incas in Peru |
| Cotesz | conquered the Aztecz in Mexico |
| Cabot | explored Newfoundland |
| Cabrillo | explored the west coast of the USA |