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The conquistadors are best known for their subjugation of the Aztecs in Mexico (Cortes) and the Incas in Peru (Pizarro).

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It was God, Glory and Gold in that order. Hoewever, in most cases it turned out to be Gold, Glory and God.

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Ruy Lopez de Villalobos named Leyte and Samar after King Philip II in 1542 and the name soon came to be used for the complete island chain. Magellan who discovered the Islands in 1521 called them San Lazaro.

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They were driven out because the Christians who were displaced in power when the Moors invaded wanted their power, lands, and lifestyle back.

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Ferdinand II of Aragon was the King of Aragon and after the death of Isabel I of Castile in 1504, was Reagent for the Kingdom of Castile. In effect, he ruled all of Spain from 1504 until his death in 1516.

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The Spaniards were brutal taskmasters who used the Tagalog Lords or datus to provide them with such laborers as they might require for allowing them to continue to live and reign as a condition of the tribute they demanded. These people were not enslaved but their lives were always at risk and the lash or fear of it got the Spaniards what they wanted.

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Spanish conquistadores led by Hernan Cortes, who was in search of God, gold and glory.

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Isabell De Vasco De Gama

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Hernando Cortés.
Hernan Cortes (also known as Hernando Cortez)

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July 17, 1936 to April 1, 1939

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The king asked her to marry him but she rejected and he was a roman catholic whilst she was a protestant. Also Elizabeth allowed English sailors like Francis Drake to capture and rob Spanish merchant ships, so understandably the Spanish were annoyed at having their goods stolen by 'English pirates'.

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At its height, during the Middle Ages, Cordoba, the capital of a caliphate of the same name, was one of the largest cities in the world, with a population estimated to be around 400,000 people. It was also among the most important cultural centers of the world and also had the world's largest library.

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Los Conquistadores were from Spain.

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It was a period when Muslims were making significant advances in science, math, philosophy, and historiography. There was also economic prosperity and general lack of civil strife. Compared to the remainder of Islamic history, it was seen as a good time and the perfect encapsulation of what an Islamic State should look like.

Of course, this is not to say that there was not clear discrimination and repression of minorities, but it was less prominent than it would be in later centuries in other Islamic countries.

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the wore gowns made of satin, velvet and silk mainly, and an english hood, a sort of headdress. the was a lot more sensible than anne boleyn, who wore gowns with very low necks. She refused to wear clothes in the French fashion as a mark of loyalty to her Spanish family, so always wore English or Spanish style clothes.

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Both were fought for Atlantic Ocean Naval superiority.

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The answer depends on the time period. Cordoba, Sevilla, and Granada were all capitals of the Muslims at one time or another.

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One serious way was because they seized boats which contained spices (which between the 15th and 19th centuries were incredibly rare and expensive. After the discovery of the Americas it was gold and other precious metals that were stolen. This had a major impact on Spain's economy

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They weren't. They were a neutral country.

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Conquistador means, literally, conqueror. The Conquistadores were the people sent by the crown of Spain to America for exploring and conquering the new territories. They got a lot of fame for having won many territories and empires being always much less than the natives.

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Queen Sofia of Spain.

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The Spanish plundered considerable gold from the Incas and Aztecs, taking it back to Spain for the coffers of the royalty through classic mercantilism economics.

They also took back many natives to serve as slaves and took livestock back to Europe to enrich their own farms.