Matching Pairs MODERN AGE HISTORICAL FIGURESOnline version Match the different historical figures by rebeca valor stewart 1 Christopher Columbus 2 Amerigo Vespucci 3 Francisco Pizarro 4 Hernán Cortés 5 Juan Sebastián el Cano 6 Ferdinand Magallanes 7 Martin Luther discovered America was a conquistador of Mexico, conquered the aztecs and become the governor of New Spain. portuguese explorer first person to sail across the pacific ocean was a seminal figure in the Protestant Reformation. named the continent of America completed Magallanes trip and proved that the earth was round was a conquistador, took the Inca Emperor and become the governor of Peru.