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The Ruthless Ambition of the Conquistadors
Year
2015
Language
ENGLISH
Duration
30m
Rating
TVPG
Performers
Vejas Gabriel Liulevicius
Written By
Vejas Gabriel Liulevicius
Publication Information
The Great Courses
Summary
Consider the most brutal of explorers, the conquistadors - Spanish military entrepreneurs including Cortés, Pizarro, and de Soto, who were not directly controlled by the monarchy, but royally sanctioned to seize wealth and lands in the New World. How did they topple civilizations using only a handful of men? What impact did they have on native societies? Find out here.