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conquistadorAny of the early Spanish conquerors in the Americas. The title is applied in particular to those leaders who overthrew the indigenous empires of Peru and Mexico, and other parts of Central and South America. They include Hernán Cortés, who subjugated Mexico; Francisco Pizarro, conqueror of Peru with Diego de Almagro; and Juan Ponce de León. |
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| The struggles continued when Munoz began to wrestle for the Conquistadors his freshman year. When she discovers that Cortez and his Spanish conquistadors are just as barbaric, she is disgusted and dismayed to find herself identified with her people's conquerors. Flying into the barely operational and battered New Orleans International Airport in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, two new Navy C-40 Clippers from the VR-57 Conquistadors were among the first Navy transport aircraft to arrive. |
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