conquistador

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It wasn’t until 1519 C.E., when Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés made landfall on the Gulf Coast of Mexico, that horses entered the Americas again.

From Science Magazine

Pre-Hispanic Indigenous groups in Mexico had been fermenting agave into a viscous alcoholic drink known as pulque for centuries when Spanish conquistadors arrived in the 16th century and first distilled tequila.

From Los Angeles Times

LIMA, Peru — At his swearing-in ceremony on the 200th anniversary of Peruvian independence last month, Peru’s first campesino president condemned the “racial regime” imposed by the conquistadors that continues to divide Latin American societies today.

From Washington Post

The Spaniards pinned his death on a native mob, but many historians believe that the enraged conquistadors executed Montezuma.

From Los Angeles Times

The first cows were brought to Mexico by Spanish conquistadors in the 1500s.

From Los Angeles Times