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Conquistadors
conquistador
conquistador (kŏnkwĬs´tədôr, Span. kōng-kē´stäŧħôr´), military leader in the Spanish conquest of the New World in the 16th cent. Francisco Pizarro, the conqueror of Peru, and Hernán Cortés, the conqueror of Mexico, were the greatest of the conquistadors. The name is frequently used to mean any daring, ruthless adventurer.
See P. Horgan, Conquistadors in North American History (1963); F. A. Kirkpatrick, The Spanish Conquistadores (2d ed. 1967).
The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. Copyright© 2012, The Columbia University Press.Selected full-text books and articles on this topic at Questia
The Heritage of the Conquistadors: Ruling Classes in Central America from the Conquest to the Sandinistas
Richard E. Greenleaf; Samuel Z. Stone. University of Nebraska Press, 1990
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Richard E. Greenleaf; Samuel Z. Stone. University of Nebraska Press, 1990
The Origins of Violence in Mexican Society
Christina Jacqueline Johns. Praeger Publishers, 1995
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Christina Jacqueline Johns. Praeger Publishers, 1995
Librarian’s tip: Chap. 9 "Warfare in the Age of the Conquistador"
The Golden Dream: Seekers of El Dorado
Robert Silverberg. Ohio University Press, 1996
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Robert Silverberg. Ohio University Press, 1996
Librarian’s tip: Chap. 2 "The German Conquistadores"
Spanish Texas, 1519-1821
Donald E. Chipman. University of Texas Press, 1992
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Donald E. Chipman. University of Texas Press, 1992
Librarian’s tip: Chap. Two "Explorers and Conquistadores, 1519-1543"
The Hernando de Soto Expedition: History, Historiography, and "Discovery" in the Southeast
Patricia Galloway. University of Nebraska Press, 1997
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Patricia Galloway. University of Nebraska Press, 1997
Conquistador in Chains: Cabeza de Vaca and the Indians of the Americas
David A. Howard. University of Alabama Press, 1997
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David A. Howard. University of Alabama Press, 1997
The Last of the Conquistadors, Junipero Serra, 1713-1784
Omer Englebert; Katherine Woods. Harcourt, Brace, 1956
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Omer Englebert; Katherine Woods. Harcourt, Brace, 1956
Historical Dictionary of the Spanish Empire, 1402-1975
James S. Olson; Sam L. Slick; Samuel Freeman; Virginia Garrard Burnett; Fred Koestler. Greenwood Press, 1992
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James S. Olson; Sam L. Slick; Samuel Freeman; Virginia Garrard Burnett; Fred Koestler. Greenwood Press, 1992