| MONTEREY | City in California that was the capital of Spain's Pacific empire from 1774 to 1825 |
| LOUISCAPET | King of France from 1774 to 1793 (5,5) |
| LOUISSEIZE | King of France from 1774 to 1793 (5,5) |
| ANTOINETTE | Marie --, queen of France from 1774 to 1793 (10) |
| ANNLEE | Religious leader who emigrated to America in 1774 to avoid persecution |
| MONROE | Fifth President of the US (surname), from 1817 to 1825 (6) |
| ERA | ___ of Good Feelings (political period from around 1815 to 1825) |
| PAMPLONA | Historic capital of Spain's Navarre region that hosts an annual bull run (8) |
| LIMA | Capital of Spain's New World empire |
| SANTANDER | Capital of Spain's Cantabria region (9) |
| RAVENNA | City in NE Italy that was the capital of the Western Roman Empire from 402-476 (7) |
| ANAHEIM | US city in California that is the site of Disneyland (7) |
| OAKLAND | City in California that is the birthplace of actor Mahershala Ali (7) |
| KILKENNY | Market town in the Republic of Ireland that was the capital of the ancient kingdom of Ossory |
| PALOALTO | City in California that is home to Stanford University (4,4) |
| CUZCO | City in Peru that was the capital of the Inca empire (5) |
| UDAIPUR | City in Rajasthan, India that was the capital of the kingdom of Mewar (7) |
| FINALE | Its first known use dates to 1774, from the Italian spelled in the same way. In English, it refers to the last part of a piece of music or of an event. |
| MALIBU | Hit song by American artist Miley Cyrus which depicts a city in California that is known for its celebrity homes and the sandy Zuma Beach |
| JEANBEDELBOKASSA | The military ruler of the Central African Republic from 1966 and the Emperor of the Central African Empire from 1976 until he was overthrown in 1979 |
