conquistador
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Jonathan Cake cuts a dashing figure as Willy’s brother Ben, who has grown in Willy’s imagination into a fabulous conquistador.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
A new take on the Dark Knight comic book hero that faces off against conquistador Hernán Cortés.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 22, 2025
Sporting a conquistador moustache and thighs as thick as a gaucho's steak, the culture shock was severe when the Argentina wing arrived at Harlequins.
From BBC • Nov. 21, 2025
Others credit Spanish conquistador Hernan Cortes, who got a taste of chocolate after being served Xocolatl by Montezuma himself.
From Salon • Feb. 17, 2025
Later one conquistador reassured his countrymen that they could walk across these Inka inventions “without endangering themselves.”
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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