conquistador
noun
one of the Spanish conquerors of Mexico and Peru in the 16th century.
conquistadors
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pluralof conquistador.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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A centuries-old document telling the story of the Aztec civilisation and its fall after the arrival of the Spanish conquistadors in pictograms is going on display in Mexico for the first time in 186 years.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
However, once Hernán Cortés triumphed, the conquistadors went from waging war — vanquishing the Aztecs — to the project of subjugating Indigenous holdouts and building a self-sustaining territory loyal to the crown.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 23, 2026
Characterized as “myths,” for example, were the age-old beliefs that Native Americans mistook the conquistadors for gods, and that a mere handful of Spaniards toppled great empires with ease.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 2, 2026
Somewhat later, Spanish conquistadors followed Columbus across the Atlantic to conquer the Aztec and Incan empires, occupying significant parts of the Americas.
From Salon ● Sep. 20, 2024
Because most Europeans contracted the disease in childhood, the great majority of European adults, the conquistadors among them, were immune.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
