conquest

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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

By episode three, the Doctor has stolen a vital component needed for the conquest, but after leaving Kembel they are forced to land on penal planet Desperus - pursued by the Daleks.

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026

Still, the rule doesn’t make exceptions for violent conquest, and the global community in general has not accepted that invasion.

From Salon • Feb. 25, 2026

The horse also proved indispensable in the Spanish conquest of Mexico in 1521.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 23, 2026

Conversion from the old religions to Christianity took several forms across Europe: sometimes through peaceful persuasion, sometimes through conquest.

From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz