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Conquistador

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

n. A conqueror, especially one of the 16th-century Spanish soldiers who defeated the Indian civilizations of Mexico, Central America, or Peru.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

n. A conqueror, but especially one of the Spanish soldiers that invaded Central and South America in the 16th century and defeated the Incas and Aztecs

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. A conqueror: applied to the conquerors of Spanish America.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. an adventurer (especially one who led the Spanish conquest of Mexico and Peru in the 16th century)

Word Usage

"Justo Sierra, the turn-of-the century Mexican educator, said that "the grocer, not the conquistador, is the real Spanish father of Mexican society", succinctly summing up the tremendous importance of the dietary changes brought on by Spanish colonization."

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