Participant in the European conquest of Central or South America.

These people were called conquistadors.

The most famous were Hernán Cortez, who conquered the Aztec empire in Mexico in 1519-1521, and Francisco Pizarro, who defeated the Inca empire in what is now Peru and Ecuador.

In addition, Almagro took part in the conquest of Peru, he also made the first expedition to Peru from Panama in 1524-1525, during which he lost an eye.

Another famous one is Vasco de Balboa, he founded the first European pride on the continent in the western hemisphere (on the territory of modern Colombia).



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