| BOGOTA | Capital and largest city of Columbia, founded in 1538 by the Spanish conquistador Gonzalo Jimenez de Quesada (6) |
| CALI | City of Columbia |
| SUCRE | World capital, founded in 1538, formerly known as Chuquisaca |
| CALVIN | Religious reformer, expelled from Geneva in 1538 |
| MONTEZUMA | Aztec emperor of Mexico, overthrown and killed by the Spanish conquistador Cortes (9) |
| PERU | Which country was conquered by the Spanish conquistador Pizzaro in 1532? (4) |
| AZTEC | Member of a Mexican people overthrown by the Spanish conquistadors in 1521 (5) |
| PIZARRO | Francisco ___, Spanish conquistador who defeated the Inca empire (1533) and founded Lima as the new capital of Peru (1535) (7) |
| SANTIAGO | Capital of Chile, founded by Spanish conquistador Pedro de Valdivia in 1541 (8) |
| ELDORADO | Golden land imagined by the Spanish conquistadors (2,6) |
| DC | District of Columbia, the place appropriated for the white house of the USA President and other federal government offices |
| CHOUGH | These birds are gregarious, have whistling calls, and are aerial acrobats. In The Tempest (act 2, scene 1), Antonio says, "As this Gonzalo; I myself could make / A ___ of as deep chat. O that you bore |
| BEAULIEU | Meaning "lovely place" in French, a village in the New Forest, home to the Montagu family seat, Palace House, since 1538 (8) |
| CORTES | Spanish conquistador sent by Velazquez to investigate the wealthy realm of the Aztecs (6) |
| AMAZON | Second-longest river in the world, reputedly named by Spanish conquistador Francisco de Orellana (6) |
| DUMBARTONOAKS | Estate in the District of Columbia, US, that hosted a 1944 conference that led to the formation of the United Nations |
| TOP | Break in at the boys' club: The Notorious RBG struggled to land her first job out of Columbia Law, despite having led at the ___ of her class |
| DUMBARTON | Estate in the District of Columbia, US, that hosted a 1944 conference that led to the formation of the United Nations (9) |
| OAKS | Estate in the District of Columbia, US, that hosted a 1944 conference that led to the formation of the United Nations (4) |
| AMATI | Family of violin makers from Cremona, 1538-1740, whose instruments are now rarely played in public (5) |
