Spanish Conquistadores in America

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Reconquista

Centuries-long Christian effort to drive Moors off the Iberian Peninsula

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Obsession with status

Result of military and religious confrontations during the Reconquista

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Conquistadores

Spanish conquerors who swept across the Americas in the 16th century

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Aztec and Incan empires

Great empires extinguished by the conquistadores in the Americas

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Private expeditions

Military conquest organized by small groups of men in the New World

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Motives of conquistadores

Varied reasons including seeking royal titles, spreading Christianity, and acquiring wealth

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Horses and gunpowder

Technological advantages used by the conquistadores against the Indians

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Spoils distribution

Uneven division of captured wealth among conquistadores

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Crown control

Gradual tightening of Spanish crown's control over the New World, replacing conquistadores

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Mestizos

Offspring of Spanish conquistadores and Native American women in Latin America

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Reconquista impact

Shaped Spanish society with religious zealotry and disdain for manual labor

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Mainland kingdoms

Rich territories discovered by the Spanish in the Americas beyond the Caribbean

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Cortés and Pizarro

Prominent Spanish conquistadores who led expeditions in the Americas

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Wealth aspirations

Desire for riches among conquistadores in the New World

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Disease impact

Spread by the conquistadores, weakening indigenous populations

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Spoils division disparity

Unequal sharing of captured treasures among conquistadores

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Colonial administrators

Replaced conquistadores in the New World to enforce crown control

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Scarcity of Spanish women

Led to many conquistadores marrying Native American women

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Mestizos as a bridge

Offspring of Spanish and Native American unions forming a cultural link in Latin America

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