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
The Spanish conquistadors who invaded Mexico, for example, put greater faith in crossbows and cold steel than the arquebus.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026
Last month, King Felipe, while visiting a museum exhibition showcasing Mexican Indigenous women, conceded that the actions of Spanish conquistadors had featured “much abuse” and raised “ethical controversies.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 18, 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
Having lost their beasts of burden, animal and human, the conquistadors painfully cobbled together a crude boat and floated their guns and heavy equipment down the Napo River, an upper tributary of the Amazon.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
