Conquistador (Noun)
Meaning
An adventurer (especially one who led the Spanish conquest of Mexico and Peru in the 16th century).
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- Hernán Cortés was a famous conquistador who played a key role in the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire.
- A brave and ambitious conquistador, Francisco Pizarro led the expedition that conquered the Inca Empire in present-day Peru.
- The conquistadors who accompanied Hernando de Soto on his expedition to North America were seeking wealth and glory.
- Historians continue to debate the motivations and actions of the conquistadors who participated in the Spanish conquest of the Americas.
- In his novel, the author imagined a conquistador who began to question the morality of the Spanish conquest of the Aztecs.