Americas
- Aztec Empire - Cuauhtémoc (1520–1521)
- The last Aztec Emperor surrendered to Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés.
- K'iche' Kingdom of Q'umarkaj - Oxib Keh (1500–1524)
- Inca Empire - Huayna Capac (1493–1527)
- Tarascan Kingdom - Tangaxuan II (1520–1530)
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“The only history is a mere question of one’s struggle inside oneself. But that is the joy of it. One need neither discover Americas nor conquer nations, and yet one has as great a work as Columbus or Alexander, to do.”
—D.H. (David Herbert)