Conquistador - Wikipedia
WEBConquistadors ( / kɒnˈk ( w) ɪstədɔːrz /, US also /- ˈkiːs -, kɒŋˈ -/) or conquistadores [1] ( Spanish: [koŋkistaˈðoɾes], Portuguese: [kõkiʃtɐˈðoɾɨʃ, kõkistɐˈdoɾis]; lit 'conquerors') was a term used to refer to Spanish and Portuguese colonialists of the early modern period.
Conquistador | Definition, History, & Facts | Britannica
WEBApr 5, 2024 · Conquistador, any of the leaders in the Spanish conquest of America, especially of Mexico and Peru, in the 16th century. The conquest of Mexico was carried out by Hernan Cortes, who landed at Veracruz in 1519; Peru was conquered by Francisco Pizarro and Diego del Almagro, which began in 1531.
Hernán Cortés - Wikipedia
WEBHernán Cortés de Monroy y Pizarro Altamirano, 1st Marquess of the Valley of Oaxaca ( / ɛərˈnɑːn kɔːrˈtɛs / air-NAHN kor-TESS; Spanish: [eɾˈnaŋ koɾˈtes ðe monˈroj i piˈθaro altamiˈɾano]; December 1485 – December 2, 1547) was a Spanish conquistador who led an expedition that caused the fall of the Aztec Empire and brought large portions of what …
Conquistador - World History Encyclopedia
WEBAug 30, 2022 · The Conquistador s, meaning "conquerors", were Iberian military adventurers who operated as the vanguard of empires in the 15th and 16th centuries by exploring areas of the world unknown to Europeans, defeating indigenous armies, and then distributing loot and land.
Conquistador - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
WEBA Conquistador (English: Conqueror; : Conquistadores, or Conquistadors) was a Spanish or Portuguese soldier, explorer and adventurer. [1] [2] The Conquistadors invaded and conquered much of the Americas and the Philippines Islands and other islands in …
Conquistador - Wikiwand
WEBConquistadors or conquistadores were the explorer-soldiers of the Spanish and Portuguese Empires of the 15th and 16th centuries. During the Age of Discovery, conquistadors sailed beyond Europe to the Americas, Oceania, Africa, and Asia, colonizing and opening trade routes.
Hernan Cortes | Expeditions, Biography, & Facts | Britannica
WEBHernán Cortés (born 1485, Medellín, near Mérida, Extremadura, Castile [Spain]—died December 2, 1547, Castilleja de la Cuesta, near Sevilla) was a Spanish conquistador who overthrew the Aztec empire (1519–21) and won Mexico for the crown of Spain.
Who Were the Conquistadors? | History Hit
WEBOct 22, 2020 · The very name conquistador literally means ‘conqueror’. Knights, soldiers, missionaries and explorers sailed across the world, opening up new trade routes, establishing Spanish colonies and exploring lands which previously had …
Conquistador Timeline - World History Encyclopedia
WEBDefinition. The conquistadors, meaning "conquerors", were Iberian military adventurers who operated as the vanguard of empires in the 15th and 16th centuries by exploring areas of the world unknown to Europeans, defeating …
Francisco Hernández de Córdoba (Yucatán conquistador) - Wikipedia
WEBFrancisco Hernández de Córdoba ( Spanish: [fɾanˈθisko eɾˈnandeθ ðe ˈkoɾðoβa]; c. 1467 in Córdoba – 1517 in Sancti Spíritus) was a Spanish conquistador, known to history mainly for the ill-fated expedition he led in 1517, in the course of which the first European accounts of the Yucatán Peninsula were compiled.
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