Definitions for Conquistador
kɒŋˈkwɪs təˌdɔr, -ˈkis-; kɒŋˌkis təˈdɔr iz, -eɪzcon·quis·ta·dor

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1. conquistadornoun

   an adventurer (especially one who led the Spanish conquest of Mexico and Peru in the 16th century)

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1. conquistadornoun

   A conqueror, but especially one of the Spanish soldiers that invaded Central and South America in the 16th century and defeated the Incas and Aztecs

2. Etymology: From conquistador.

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1. Conquistador

   Conquistadors (, US also ) or conquistadores (Spanish: [koŋkistaˈðoɾes], Portuguese: [kõkistɐˈdoɾis, kõkiʃtɐˈðoɾɨʃ]; meaning 'conquerors') were the explorer-soldiers of the Spanish and Portuguese Empires of the 15th and 16th centuries. During the Age of Discovery, conquistadors sailed beyond Europe to the Americas, Oceania, Africa, and Asia, colonizing and opening trade routes. They brought much of the Americas under the dominion of Spain and Portugal. After arrival in the West Indies in 1492, the Spanish, usually led by hidalgos from the west and south of Spain, began building an American empire in the Caribbean using islands such as Hispaniola, Cuba, and Puerto Rico as bases. From 1519 to 1521, Hernán Cortés waged a campaign against the Aztec Empire, ruled by Moctezuma II. From the territories of the Aztec Empire, conquistadors expanded Spanish rule to northern Central America and parts of what is now the southern and western United States, and from Mexico sailing the Pacific Ocean to the Philippines. Other conquistadors took over the Inca Empire after crossing the Isthmus of Panama and sailing the Pacific to northern Peru. As Francisco Pizarro subdued the empire, in a manner similar to Cortés, other conquistadores used Peru as a base for conquering much of Ecuador and Chile. Central Colombia, home of the Muisca was conquered by licentiate Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada, and its northern regions were explored by Rodrigo de Bastidas, Alonso de Ojeda, Juan de la Cosa, Pedro de Heredia and others. For southwestern Colombia, Bolivia, and Argentina, conquistadors from Peru combined parties with other conquistadors arriving more directly from the Caribbean and Río de la Plata-Paraguay respectively. All these conquests founded the basis for modern Hispanic America and the Hispanosphere. Spanish conquistadors also made significant explorations into the Amazon Jungle, Patagonia, the interior of North America, and the discovery and exploration of the Pacific Ocean. Conquistadors founded numerous cities, some of them in locations with pre-existing settlements, Manila and Mexico City. Conquistadors in the service of the Portuguese Crown led numerous conquests for the Portuguese Empire across South America and Africa, as well as commercial colonies in Asia, founding the origins of modern Portuguese-speaking world in the Americas, Africa, and Asia.

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1. conquistador

   A conquistador is a term used to refer to the explorers, soldiers, and adventurers from Spain and Portugal who embarked on expeditions throughout the Americas, Africa, Asia and Pacific islands during the age of discovery, mainly the 15th to 17th centuries. The term is most commonly associated with the Spanish conquerors who colonized much of the New World, including territories now known as Mexico, Peru, and other parts of North and South America. The word "conquistador" means "conqueror" in Spanish and Portuguese.

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1. Conquistador

   Conquistadors were soldiers, explorers, and adventurers at the service of the Spanish Empire and Portuguese Empire. The name derived from the Reconquista, the reconquest of the territory of the Iberian Peninsula that had been controlled by various Muslim states. They sailed beyond Europe, conquering territory and opening trade routes. They colonized much of the world for Spain and Portugal in the 15th, 16th, and 17th centuries.

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1. Conquistador

   kong-kwis′ta-dōr, n. a conqueror, applied to the conquerors of Mexico and Peru. [Sp.,—L. conquirĕre. See Conquer.]

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1. conquistador

   A conqueror, especially one of the Spanish conquerors of Mexico and Peru in the 16th century.

   Jaun Ponce De Leon

   
   

   Submitted by JP03 on January 6, 2015  

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   The numerical value of Conquistador in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
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5. ^ Wikidata
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6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
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