conquest

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News of the 24 February invitation comes after the monarch acknowledged there had been "a lot of abuse" during the Spanish conquest of the territory that would become Mexico.

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026

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

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

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 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

In spite of everything in the European arsenal of conquest, Indigenous peoples survived more than five centuries of campaigns to take over their land and resources.

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