Profiles numerous conquistadors related to Hispanic American history.
General Note
Includes index.
Content Note
What is a conquistador? -- The discovery of the Americas -- Hernan Cortéz: conquering the Aztecs -- Francisco Pizarro: conquering the Inca -- Vasco Núñez de Balboa: seeing the Pacific Ocean -- Juan Ponce de León: claiming Florida for Spain -- Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo: up the coast of California -- Hernando de Soto: exploring the southeastern United States -- Francisco Vásquez de Coronado: exploring the Southwest -- Bartolomé de las Casas: civil rights advocate -- Legacy of the conquistadors.