conquistadors
New World colonizers
Conquistadors were the Spanish soldiers and explorers who conquered much of the Americas in the 16th century, toppling the Aztec and Inca empires and claiming vast territories for Spain.
The word is Spanish for "conquerors." Figuratively, conquistador suggests aggressive conquest or domination: Silicon Valley conquistadors reshaping entire industries.
Spanish conqueror of Mexico
- PizarroConquistador of Peru
- CastileCentral Spanish historical region
- AragonFormer Iberian kingdom
- IsabellaSpanish royal name
Ferdinand · Habsburg · Philip II · Reconquista · Iberian · Siglo de Oro · galleon · Armada
Organized exploratory journey
- voyageJourney by sea
- discoveryAct of finding something
- New WorldWestern Hemisphere landmasses
- caravelSmall Portuguese exploration ship
navigation · cartography · compass · astrolabe · mariner · seafaring · Age of Discovery · trade winds
Resolved dispute or colony
- colonizationForeign territorial takeover
- missionariesReligious workers abroad
- indigenousOriginating in a region
- encomiendaForced indigenous labor grant
hacienda · exploitation · conversion · subjugation · plantation · governance · viceroy · tribute
Ancient Mexican civilization
- IncaAncient Peruvian civilization member
- TenochtitlanAztec empire's central city
- CuscoFormer Inca imperial seat
- MontezumaAztec ruler, sixteenth century
subjugation · empire · fall · domination · siege · capture · defeat · victory
Cortés
Spanish conqueror of Mexico
Isabella · Ferdinand · Habsburg · Philip II · Reconquista · Iberian · Siglo de Oro · galleon · Armada · encomienda
expedition
Organized exploratory journey
caravel · navigation · cartography · compass · astrolabe · mariner · seafaring · Age of Discovery · trade winds · landfall
settlement
Resolved dispute or colony
- colonizationForeign territorial takeover
- missionariesReligious workers abroad
- indigenousOriginating in a region
encomienda · hacienda · exploitation · conversion · subjugation · plantation · governance · viceroy · tribute · forced labor
Aztec
Ancient Mexican civilization
- IncaAncient Peruvian civilization member
- TenochtitlanAztec empire's central city
- CuscoFormer Inca imperial seat
Montezuma · subjugation · empire · fall · domination · siege · capture · defeat · victory · plunder
armor
Protective combat covering
harquebus · cavalry · infantry · war dogs · steel · siege · tactics · Toledo steel · morion · cuirass
- historyancient civilizations, past events, historian, epochs, era
- Americas HistoryAmerican Revolution, Aztec Empire, colonial era, colonization, Columbus
- Latin AmericaArgentina, Brazil, Chile, Mexico, Cuba
- conquestcapture, invasion, domination, subjugation, colonization
- Expeditionsexpedition, Antarctic expedition, Arctic expedition, expeditions, Arctic exploration
- Historical Leadersmonarchs, rulers, statesmen, generals, admirals
conquistadorsindigenous peoples
Original inhabitants of lands
colonized · Aztecs · Incas · Mayans · Native Americans
conquistadorsresistance fighters
Armed opponents of occupation
defenders · liberators · freedom fighters · protectors · insurgents
conquistadorsmissionaries
Religious workers abroad
peacekeepers · humanitarians · liberators · abolitionists · emancipators