| A | B |
|---|
| Vasco da Gama | found route to Asia around Africa |
| Prince Henry | encouraged exploration |
| Ponce de Leon | discovered and named Florida |
| Bartholomeu Dias | sailed around the tip of Africa |
| Ferdinand Magellan | the first to sail around the globe |
| Pope Alexander VI | divided the non-christian world between Spain and Portugal |
| Francisco de Cordova | discovered the Mayan civilization in Mexico |
| Montezuma | king of the Aztecs |
| Atahualpa | king of the Incas |
| Bartolome de las Casas | spanish missionary fought for Indian's rights |
