If I Could go to Any Point in History

Well, there are several points in history that I'd go to, but if I had to play favorites, I guess I could choose. I'd hop in my time machine and go back to the 1500's. I'd be an explorer, and I'd govern lands in the "New World". There'd be no U.S.A., so I guess I'd just be British. There'd be no electricity, but I figure I'd get used to it while I live in my large governor's mansion. Maybe I'd have a town named after me.