Lexical entry

コンキスタドール

konkisutadooru

A conqueror, especially one of the Spanish conquerors of Mexico and Peru in the 16th century.

People & Social LifePure GairaigoSource: Spanish

Meaning

A term used for the knights, explorers, and soldiers of the Spanish and Portuguese Empires who brought much of the Americas and Asia Pacific under Spanish colonial rule.

Spanish conqueror

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アステカ

The indigenous people and empire centered in central Mexico before the Spanish conquest.

コリーダ

A bullfight, especially the Spanish style called corrida.

Evidence and Provenance

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