| A | B |
|---|
| Spanish conquistador who defeated the Aztecs | Hernan Cortes |
| first explorer to reach the Americas | Christopher Columbus |
| last ruler of the Aztecs | Moctezuma |
| Spanish conquistador who defeated the Incas | Francisco Pizarro |
| Mayan "Indian" who assisted Cortes | Malinche |
| a criollo priest who led the Mexican revolution | Miguel Hidalgo |
| high ranking Spanish soldier who sided with the revolution in Mexico | Agustin de Iturbide |
| the greatest Latin American revolutionary leader | Simon Bolivar |
| led the revolution in Peru | Jose de San Martin |
| declared Brazil independent | Dom Pedro |
