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conquistador

[ kon-kwis-tuh-dawr, kong-; Spanish kawng-kees-tah-thawr ]

noun

plural conquistadors, Spanish conquistadores
  1. one of the Spanish conquerors of Mexico and Peru in the 16th century.


conquistador

/ kÉ’nˈkwɪstəˌdÉ”Ë; konkistaˈðor /

noun

  1. an adventurer or conqueror, esp one of the Spanish conquerors of the New World in the 16th century
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of conquistador1

1540–50; < Spanish equivalent to conquist ( ar ) to conquer ( conquest ) + -ador -ator
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of conquistador1

C19: from Spanish, from conquistar to conquer; see conquest
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When the Spanish conquistadors arrived they were suspicious at first, and the Catholic Church declared coca to be the work of the devil.

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Others credit Spanish conquistador Hernan Cortes, who got a taste of chocolate after being served Xocolatl by Montezuma himself.

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A statue of the Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro has been reinstalled in the centre of Peru's capital Lima, more than 20 years after it was removed.

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Somewhat later, Spanish conquistadors followed Columbus across the Atlantic to conquer the Aztec and Incan empires, occupying significant parts of the Americas.

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To do so, he elicits help from fellow students, but their presentation is derailed by unlikely apparitions: a conquistador, a small child, Laura Linney.

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