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Spanish Conquerors (Hernan Cortes (the ambitious Hernán Cortés set out…
Spanish Conquerors
Hernan Cortes
the ambitious Hernán Cortés set out from Cuba with 600 men on an expedition to the mainland in present-day Mexico. He soon came into contact with the mighty Aztec Empire, home to millions of citizens and thousands of warriors.
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Pedro de Alvarado
All of the conquistadors who came to the New World were ruthless, tough, ambitious, and cruel, but Pedro de Alvarado was in a class by himself. Known by the natives as "Tonatiuh," or "Sun God" for his blonde hair,
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Panfilo de Narveaz
He made a name for himself by ruthlessly participating in the conquest of Cuba, but there was little gold or glory to be had in the Caribbean. Next, he was sent to Mexico to rein in the ambitions Hernán Cortés
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Francisco de Orellana
Francisco de Orellana was one of the lucky ones who got in early on Pizarro's conquest of the Inca. Although he was richly rewarded, he still wanted more loot, so he set off with Gonzalo Pizarro and more than 200 Spanish conquistadors in search of the legendary city of El Dorado in 1541.
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Gonzalo de Sandoval
There was none he trusted more than Gonzalo de Sandoval, who was barely 22 when he joined the expedition. Time and again, when Cortes was in a pinch, he turned to Sandoval.
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Francisco Pizzarro
Francisco Pizarro took a page from Cortes' book, capturing Atahualpa, Emperor of the Inca, in 1532. Atahualpa agreed to a ransom and soon all the gold and silver of the mighty Empire was flowing into Pizarro's possession.
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Vasco de Nunez de Balboa
Vasco Nuñez de Balboa (1475-1519) was a Spanish conquistador and explorer of the early colonial era. He is credited with leading the first European expedition to discover the Pacific Ocean
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Lope de Aguirre
They left their homes in Spain to spend months on board a rickety ship to the New World, then had to spend years in steamy jungles and frosty sierras, all the while fighting angry natives, hunger, fatigue, and disease.
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Gonazalo Pizzarro
By 1542, Gonzalo was the last of the Pizarro brothers in Peru. Juan and Francisco were dead, and Hernando was in prison in Spain. So when the Spanish crown passed the famously unpopular "New Laws" restricting conquistador privileges
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Diego de Almagro
Diego de Almagro was another unlucky conquistador. He was a partner with Francisco Pizarro when Pizarro looted the wealthy Inca Empire, but Almagro was in Panama at the time and missed out on the best treasure
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