conquistador

Example Sentences

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Like a solo conquistador, he planted stakes all over the landscape of Modernism: Mine, Mine, Mine.

From New York Times

López Obrador has accused Spanish companies of acting like “conquistadores” in Mexico, by using advantageous contract terms to avoid paying the cost of transmission for their power.

From Seattle Times

It wasn’t until 1519 C.E., when Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés made landfall on the Gulf Coast of Mexico, that horses entered the Americas again.

From Science Magazine

Centuries later, Spanish missionaries and conquistadors introduced European vinifera vines to the Americas, Dutch traders planted vineyards in South Africa, and British colonists brought vines to Australia and New Zealand.

From Washington Post

Mummification was practiced by a variety of cultures in Peru before the arrival of the Spanish conquistadors.

From BBC