Spanish Conquistadors were explorers and warriors from Spain who set out to conquer new lands during the Age of Exploration (15th-17th centuries). They are most famous for their conquests in the Americas.
Imagine Spanish Conquistadors as players in a real-life game of Risk. Their goal was to claim as much territory as possible for Spain, often at great personal risk and with little regard for the indigenous populations they encountered.
Hernán Cortés: A famous Spanish conquistador who led an expedition that caused the fall of the Aztec Empire.
Francisco Pizarro: Another well-known conquistador responsible for leading the expedition that conquered the Inca Empire in Peru.
Encomienda System: A labor system instituted by Spanish crown during colonial period where indigenous peoples were forced into servitude.
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