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1. List of explorers (24013 bytes)
   1: ...t utility vehicle|SUV]], see [[Ford Expedition]] (especially replacing the [[Ford Excursion]]). For th...
   6: *[[Diogo de Azambuja]] ([[15th century]] [[Portuguese]] explorer of the [[African]] coast)
   7: *[[Pêro de Alenquer]] ([[15th century]] [[Portuguese]] explorer of the [[African]] coast)
   8: ...Francisco de Almeida]] ([[16th century]] [[Portuguese]] naval explorer and [[viceroy]] of [[India]])
   9: ...fonso de Albuquerque]] ([[16th century]] [[Portuguese]] naval explorer and [[viceroy]] of [[India]])
2. Jeanne d'Albret (2474 bytes)
   2: '''Jeanne d'Albret''' ([[January 7]] [[1528]] – [[June 9]] [[1572]]) was Queen of [[Nav...
   4: ... thirteen, Francis married her to the Duke of Cleves, but this political marriage was annulled four ye...
   6: After the death of Francis and the accession of [[Henry II of France|Henry II]] Jeanne was...
   16: ==Marriages==
   18: In [[1541]] Jeanne married William, Duke of Cleves, annulled in [[1545]], with no issue.
3. Louisiana (26375 bytes)
   8: Seal = Louisianastateseal.jpg |
   13: Languages = [[English language|English]] 91.2%, [[Fre...
   14: LargestCity = [[New Orleans, Louisiana|New Orleans]]...
   33: HighestElev = 163 |
   35: LowestElev = -2.5 |
4. Texas (39610 bytes)
   10: LargestCity = [[Houston, Texas|Houston]] |
   25: ...]]-7/[[Daylight saving time|-6]] <small>(part of west Texas)</small> |
   30: HighestElev = [[Guadalupe Peak]], 2,667 |
   32: LowestElev = 0 |
   36: '''Texas''' joined the [[United States|United States of America]] as its 28th member [[U.S. state|stat...
5. New Mexico (31079 bytes)
   9: Motto = Crescit eundo (It grows as it goes) |
   11: LargestCity = [[Albuquerque, New Mexico|Albuquerque]] |
   31: HighestElev = Wheeler Peak, 13,161 ft, 4,014 |
   33: LowestElev = Red Bluff Reservoir, 2,817 ft, 859 |
   38: ...nguage|Spanish]] are officially recognized languages in the state. In [[Spain|European]] [[Spanish la...
6. List of painters (54090 bytes)
   12: ..., ([[1840]]-[[1926]]), French [[Impressionism|impressionist]] painter
   14: ...1956]]), US [[Abstract expressionism|abstract expressionist]] [[painter]]
   17: ..., ([[1841]]-[[1919]]), French [[Impressionism|impressionist]] painter
   33: *[[Jacques-Laurent Agasse]] ([[1767]]-[[1848]])
   42: *[[Mikolas Ales]] ([[1852]]-[[1913]])
7. Watercolor painting (4393 bytes)
   6: ... [[Fabriano]], Italy, opened in [[1276]], and Arches, France, opened in [[1492]].
   10: ...wet [[plaster]]. One well-known example of buon fresco is the [[Sistine Chapel]], begun in [[1508]] an...
   12: ...d full-scale cartoons as precursors for tapestry designs.
   14:
   27: ==Techniques==
8. Baldassare Castiglione (7242 bytes)
   10: ...is duties would have included representative offices for the court; for instance, he accompanied his m...
   13: ...tellectual competitions which resulted in an interesting, stimulating cultural life that produced a br...
   15: ...epicts the court of Urbino. The work contains echoes of both ancient and contemporary poetry, with rec...
   17: ...ose of other guests in some letters to other princes, maintaining an activity very near to diplomacy, ...
   19: ...lose friend of him, frequently asking for his suggestions. Raphael gratefully painted a famous portait...
9. Francesco Guicciardini (1068 bytes)
   1: ...[[1540]]), [[Florentine]] [[historian]] and [[statesman]]. A friend and critic of [[Niccol򠍡chiavell...
   3: ...ll as his ''Maxims'' (''Ricordi'') Guicciardini presents a worldview that is more skeptical and more c...
   15: ... Machiavelli sopra la prima deca di Tito Livio'' (1528)
   17: * ''Le cose fiorentine'' (1528-1531)
10. Hernando de Soto (explorer) (19418 bytes)
    1: [[Image:AC2_desoto77.jpg|thumb|Hernando de Soto|Image provided by...
    2: ...the southeast and midwest of today's [[United States|USA]].
    5: ... sword. In [[1516]], he became commander of an equestrian unit and went with [[Francisco Fernandez de ...
    6: ...d the treason and defeated Gonzales's army. As a result, Davilas leadership was secured and de Soto ga...
    7: In [[1528]] de Soto led his own expedition along the coast ...
11. Cabeza de Vaca (4807 bytes)
    3: ...t his own deeds could not be as great, due to forces beyond his control.
    5: ... termed ''Malhado'', or Island of Doom) but later escaped and eventually reached [[Mexico City]].
    7: ...n there, but [[Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor|Charles V]] had already appointed [[De Soto]] to lead the...
    9: ...ld. Political intrigue against him caused his arrest and return to Spain in chains, in around [[1545]...
    18: ...d Patrick Charles Pautz. University of Nebraska Press 2003. ISBN 080326416X (Many other editions)
12. List of mathematicians (37424 bytes)
    16: *[[Maria Gaetana Agnesi]] (Italy, [[1718]] - [[1799]])
    18: *[[Ahmes]] (Egypt, roughly around [[17th century BC]])
    23: *[[Giacomo Albanese]] (Italy, Brazil)
    31: *[[Anthemius of Tralles]] (Constantinople c. [[474]] - c. [[534]])
    36: *[[Archimedes]] (Syracuse, [[287 BC|287 B.C.]] - [[212 BC|212 B...
13. List of philosophers (79981 bytes)
    16: *[[Alessandro Achillini]], (1463-1512)
    26: *[[Aedesius]], (d. 355)
    27: *[[Aenesidemus]], (1st century BC){{fn|R}}
    44: *[[Alcibiades]], (c. 450-404 BC)
    51: *[[Alexander of Hales]], (d. 1245){{fn|C}}{{fn|R}}
14. Martin Luther (43050 bytes)
    12: ...urch to return to the teachings of the [[Bible]] resulted in the formation of new traditions within Ch...
    14: ...the [[German language]] and added several principles to the art of [[translation]]. Luther's [[hymn]]s...
    17: ...px|The "Luther house" where Luther boarded from ages 14 to 17 while attending private school at [[Eise...
    21: ...degree in [[1505]]. According to his father's wishes, Martin enrolled in the law school of that univer...
    26: ...it seemed, the more aware he became of his sinfulness.
15. Hernán Cortés (42809 bytes)
    2: ...]]'' who led an expedition that caused the [[conquest of the Aztec Empire|fall of the Aztec empire]] a...
    4: ...qués del Valle de [[Oaxaca]]'', while the more prestigious title of [[New Spain|Viceroy]] was given t...
    6: ...ividual. As a result of these historical trends, descriptions of Cortés tend to be simplistic, and ei...
    10: ...th the Spanish and English languages in modern times, and is the name which many people know him by to...
    14: ... distant relative of [[Nicolás de Ovando y Cáceres]], the third Governor of Hispaniola. His paternal...

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