The Spanish explorers and soldiers who took over conquered territory were called "conquistadors." These individuals were primarily motivated by the pursuit of wealth, land, and the spread of Christianity. Notable conquistadors include Hernán Cortés, who conquered the Aztec Empire, and Francisco Pizarro, who subdued the Inca Empire. Their conquests significantly expanded Spanish colonial holdings in the Americas.
They were called Conquistadors.
The Spanish conquered the Philippines, then the Americans fought the Spanish and took the Philippinges. Then the Americans fought the Filipinos in the Philipping Insurection. Then the Japanese conquered the Philippines during World War 2, and the Ameircans reconquered them.
a spanish dude probably Cortes
The "Conquistadores"
They were conquestadors.
Spanish explorers such as Hernan Cortes and Francisco Pizarro claimed the most territory in the Americas for Spain. Cortes conquered the Aztec Empire in present-day Mexico, while Pizarro conquered the Inca Empire in present-day Peru.
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Spanish soldiers put Captain Zebulon Pike and his explorers in jail because they entered Spanish territory without permission while exploring the land west of the Mississippi River. Pike's unauthorized exploration was seen as a threat to Spanish sovereignty in the region.
By many of the Spanish explorers the Aztecs were conquered by the Spanish and the Spanish were the first explorers to come to the New World
They were called Conquistadors.
Conquistadores.
Spain. That is why they are called "Spanish."
They were called Conquistadors.
Explored, conquered the natives, and built settlements
... were commonly called "conquistadors."
parts of Africa, south America. the spanish explorers conquered the Aztecs and the incas
A western passage to India; fame; territory; gold