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conquistador

  • noun
  • /kənˈkistədɔɹ/<a:GenAm>

A conqueror, but especially one of the Spanish soldiers that invaded Central and South America otherwise known as the doorways to the new world, in the 16th century and defeated the Incas and Aztecs.

Related words

  • conquistadorial

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