conquistador
Noun
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An adventurer (especially one who led the Spanish conquest of Mexico and Peru in the 16th century) (synset 109976259)
domain region:
- mexico, united mexican states - a republic in southern North America; became independent from Spain in 1810
- espana, kingdom of spain, spain - a parliamentary monarchy in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula; a former colonial power
is a type of: adventurer, explorer - someone who travels into little known regions (especially for some scientific purpose)specific instances:- cortes, cortez, hernan cortes, hernan cortez, hernando cortes, hernando cortez - Spanish conquistador who defeated the Aztecs and conquered Mexico (1485-1547)
- francisco pizarro, pizarro - Spanish conquistador who conquered the Incas in what is now Peru and founded the city of Lima (1475-1541)
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