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conquest

[kon-kwest, kong-] / ˈkɒn kwɛst, ˈkɒŋ- /




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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

King Felipe of Spain appears to have helped thaw frosty relations with Mexico by acknowledging abuses carried out by his country during its conquest.

From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026

Noble makes Richard’s conquest not only convincing but something of a sport.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2026

It was a fever dream of geopolitical conquest.

From Salon • Feb. 22, 2026

Cortes believed that the military conquest of the Alliance had to be accompanied and justified by an equivalent spiritual conquest.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann