People to know from chapter one, New World Beginnings, in the book, The American Pageant Vol 1 Edition 14.
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| 1531499754 | Ferdinand of Aragon | a Spain sovereign who married Isabella of Castille | 0 | |
| 1531499755 | Isabella of Castille | a Spain sovereign who married Ferdinand of Aragon | 1 | |
| 1531499756 | Christopher Columbus | the well-known Italian mariner discovered The New World on October 12, 1492 (discovering the Bahamas first and then continuing to discover Europe, Africa, North America, and South America) | 2 | |
| 1531499757 | Francisco Coronado | discovered The Grand Canyon, Colorado River, and herds of buffalo/bison in 1540 - 1542 | 3 | |
| 1531499758 | Francisco Pizarro | crushed the Incas of Peru in South America and added to the Spanish collection of valuables in 1532 | 4 | |
| 1531499759 | Father Junipero Serra | led a group of Spanish missionaries along the coast of California in 1769 their mission was to Christianize the native Californians | 5 | |
| 1531499760 | Malinche (Dona Marina) | a female Indian slave who was picked up by Hernan Cortes who knew both Mayan and Nahuatl languages Later, she learned English, changed her name to her Spanish name, and was baptized in the Spanish tradition | 6 | |
| 1531499761 | Moctezuma | the Aztec chieftain who believed Hernan Cortes was the Quetzalcoatl god therefore, he allowed Cortes to invade his capital (Tenochtitlan) soon the grace wore off and he tried (but failed) to push the Spanish out leading to Noche Triste (1520) | 7 | |
| 1531499762 | Giovanni Caboto (John Cabot) | sent by the English in 1497 and 1498 to explore the northeastern coast of North America | 8 | |
| 1531499763 | Robert de La Salle | a French man sent on an expedition down the Mississippi River in the 1680's | 9 | |
| 1531499764 | Bartolome de Las Casas | a Spanish missionary who disagreed with encomienda (a Spanish policy allowing slave trade but claiming it as a Christian act) | 10 | |
| 1531499765 | Hernan Cortes | sailed to Mexico from Cuba in 1519 and along the way picked up two interpreters one of which being Malinche (Dona Marina) He invaded the Aztecs in Mexico and at first there was no resistance but eventually there was, leading to Noche Triste (1520). The Aztecs lost. The Aztec Empire became under Spanish rule for nearly three centuries. | 11 |
