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- DictionaryCon·quis·ta·dor/ˌkänˈk(w)istəˌdôr/
noun
- 1. a conqueror, especially one of the Spanish conquerors of Mexico and Peru in the 16th century.
noun
Soldiers, explorers, and adventurers at the service of the Spanish Empire and Portuguese Empire
Conquistadors or conquistadores was a term used to refer to Spanish and Portuguese colonialists of the early modern period. During the Age of Discovery, conquistadors sailed beyond the Iberian Peninsula to the Americas, Oceania, Africa and Asia, establishing new colonies and trade routes. They brought much of the "New World" under the dominion of Spain and Portugal. Wikipedia