Settlers in the Spanish borderlands were mostly soldiers and Catholic priests. The Spanish borderlands disappeared in 1821, when Mexico became independent.
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Presidios is the name of the Spanish fort.
For the most part, Spanish and Portuguese conquerors landed on, or marched into what is now the continent of South America. Yes the Spanish Conquistador Cortes first conquered the Aztec Indians in what is now called Mexico. There is now of course only 2 continents in the western hemisphere. North America & South America. South America begins at the southern most part of Panama. For ease of identification, the term Central America is often used to describe the area of Mexico and Panama. This however, is not true geography.
The Horse was reintroduced to North America by the Spanish explorers. Horses had previously existed in North America but were extinct. They also introduced the ferral hogs that are rampant today.
The conquistadores
They were called Conquistadors.
A Spanish province in Latin America was called a viceroyalty.
thespanish soldiers were called conquerors
minutemen
Conquistadores.
They were called Conquistadors.
Pizarro? Los conquistadores?
spanish towns in America
They were conquestadors.
... were commonly called "conquistadors."
hernando cortes