Conquistador s a term used to refer to the soldiers and explorers
of the Spanish
Empire or the Portuguese
Empire in a general sense. During the Age
of Discovery, conquistadors sailed beyond Europe to the
Americas, Oceania, Africa and Asia, conquering territory and opening trade
routes. They colonized much of the world for Spain and Portugal in the 16th,
17th and 18th centuries. the conquistadors
able to establish their overseas empire by using their resources
