English > conquistador: 1 sense > noun 1, person | Meaning | An adventurer (especially one who led the Spanish conquest of Mexico and Peru in the 16th century). |
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| Instances | Cortes, Cortez, Hernando Cortes, Hernando Cortez, Hernan Cortes, Hernan Cortez | Spanish conquistador who defeated the Aztecs and conquered Mexico (1485-1547) |
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| Pizarro, Francisco Pizarro | Spanish conquistador who conquered the Incas in what is now Peru and founded the city of Lima (1475-1541) |
| Region | Mexico, United Mexican States | A republic in southern North America |
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| Spain, Kingdom of Spain, Espana | A parliamentary monarchy in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula |
| Broader | explorer, adventurer | someone who travels into little known regions (especially for some scientific purpose) |
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| Spanish | conquistador |
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| Catalan | conqueridor, conquistador |
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