conquest

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In 2019, the then-president of Mexico, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, demanded an apology from Spain for human rights violations during the conquest and colonisation of his country.

From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026

The horse also proved indispensable in the Spanish conquest of Mexico in 1521.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 23, 2026

It was a fever dream of geopolitical conquest.

From Salon • Feb. 22, 2026

At the time, Americans mainly cheered that conquest, with the notable exception of a newly elected congressman, Abraham Lincoln.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 24, 2026

He breathed out, a great Ha! of conquest, and with that Ha! the wind grew, and with it the gray mist.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell