Conquistador Collection (#5)

Altarpiece of St. George: Palma de Mallorca conquest in 1229 by troops of Jacques I, King of Aragon, detail
7294912 Altarpiece of St. George: Palma de Mallorca conquest in 1229 by troops of Jacques I, King of Aragon, detail by Nisart, Pedro (15th century); Cathedral Museum, Burgo de Osma

The Conquest of Mexico, battle between the Indians and the Spanish (oil on canvas)
IND113671 The Conquest of Mexico, battle between the Indians and the Spanish (oil on canvas) by Spanish School, (16th century); Museo de America, Madrid, Spain; Index Fototeca

Military encampment of the governor Jeronimo Matorras during the Gran Chaco campaign (oil on canvas)
IND113068 Military encampment of the governor Jeronimo Matorras during the Gran Chaco campaign (oil on canvas) by Cabrera, Tomas (18th century); Museo Historico Nacional, Buenos Aires

Detail of the Conquistadors Cutting off the hands of Two Spies of Xicotencatl, 1698 (oil on panel)
IND113051 Detail of the Conquistadors Cutting off the hands of Two Spies of Xicotencatl, 1698 (oil on panel) by Gonzalez, Miguel (fl.1698); Museo de America, Madrid

Hernando Cortes Ambassador Receiving Mexican Indians in Tlaxcala, 19th century (oil on panel)
IND113593 Hernando Cortes Ambassador Receiving Mexican Indians in Tlaxcala, 19th century (oil on panel) by Spanish School, (19th century); Museo de America, Madrid

Vasco Nunez claims possession of the South Sea, 1726 (engraving)
IND388237 Vasco Nunez claims possession of the South Sea, 1726 (engraving) by Spanish School, (18th century); Biblioteca Universidad, Barcelona

Portrait of Antonio de Mendoza, c. 1534 (oil on canvas)
IND113586 Portrait of Antonio de Mendoza, c.1534 (oil on canvas) by Spanish School, (16th century); Museo de America, Madrid, Spain; (add.info.: Governor and first viceroy of Mexico; ); Index Fototeca

Cortes at the feet of Martin de Valencia (hand-coloured engraving)
IND388232 Cortes at the feet of Martin de Valencia (hand-coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Soldiers from the army of King James I (1208-76) a group of foot soldiers with bows and lances
IND113087 Soldiers from the army of King James I (1208-76) a group of foot soldiers with bows and lances, detail from a mural from the former Palacio Reale

How Diego de Almagro (1475-1538) seized Cuzco and battled against Francisco Pizarro (1475-1541)
IND176717 How Diego de Almagro (1475-1538) seized Cuzco and battled against Francisco Pizarro (1475-1541) illustration from Historia General de las Indias y Nuevo Mundo by Francisco Lopez de Gomara

Banquet given by Father Martell for James I (1208-76) in Tarragona in 1228 at which the Conquest of the Balearic Isles
IND146639 Banquet given by Father Martell for James I (1208-76) in Tarragona in 1228 at which the Conquest of the Balearic Isles was Agreed

Hernando Cortes (1485-1547) receiving the homage of the Aztecs (oil on canvas)
IND176716 Hernando Cortes (1485-1547) receiving the homage of the Aztecs (oil on canvas) by Spanish School, (16th century); Private Collection; Index Fototeca

Garcia de Holguin Occupying Quanhtemoc, 1698 (oil on panel)
IND113591 Garcia de Holguin Occupying Quanhtemoc, 1698 (oil on panel) by Gonzalez, Miguel (fl.1698); Museo de America, Madrid, Spain; Index Fototeca

Gonzalo de Pizarro (c. 1502-48) Kills Diego de Almagro (1475-1538) (woodcut)
IND137962 Gonzalo de Pizarro (c.1502-48) Kills Diego de Almagro (1475-1538) (woodcut) by Poma de Ayala, Felipe Huaman (1526-1613); Biblioteca del ICI, Madrid

The Conquest of Mexico: Hernando Cortes (1485-1547) Attacks the District of Panfilo Narvaez by Night (oil on canvas)
IND113577 The Conquest of Mexico: Hernando Cortes (1485-1547) Attacks the District of Panfilo Narvaez by Night (oil on canvas) by Spanish School, (18th century); Museo de America, Madrid

Hernando Cortes (1485-1547) and Diego di Velasquez (1465-1524) (oil on canvas) (detail) (see 113574)
IND113576 Hernando Cortes (1485-1547) and Diego di Velasquez (1465-1524) (oil on canvas) (detail) (see 113574) by Spanish School, (18th century); Museo de America, Madrid, Spain; Index Fototeca

Conquest of Mexico: Garcia de Holguin Captures Guatimozin (oil on board)
IND113575 Conquest of Mexico: Garcia de Holguin Captures Guatimozin (oil on board) by Spanish School, (18th century); Museo de America, Madrid, Spain; Index Fototeca

The Conquest of Mexico: Diego Velasquez de Cuellar (1465-1524) Choses Hernando Cortes (1485-1547)
IND113574 The Conquest of Mexico: Diego Velasquez de Cuellar (1465-1524) Choses Hernando Cortes (1485-1547) as General of the Armada and Gives him Command (oil on canvas) by Spanish School

Sacrifice of a deer to the sun by the Indians of Florida, 1850 (hand-coloured engraving)
IND388228 Sacrifice of a deer to the sun by the Indians of Florida, 1850 (hand-coloured engraving) by Spanish School, (19th century); Private Collection; Mithra-Index

Detail of Hernan Cortes (1485-1547) Entering Cempoal and Receiving Chief Gordo (Quauhtlaebana)
IND113047 Detail of Hernan Cortes (1485-1547) Entering Cempoal and Receiving Chief Gordo (Quauhtlaebana) Who Gives Meat and Presents to all the Spaniards, 1698 (panel) by Gonzalez

Hernan Cortes (1485-1547) and Dona Maria (colour engraving)
IND113592 Hernan Cortes (1485-1547) and Dona Maria (colour engraving) by French School, (19th century); Museo de America, Madrid, Spain; Index Fototeca

Detail of the Attempt to Pull Down the Cross facing the idols and stone throwing and arrow shots against Montezuma
IND113048 Detail of the Attempt to Pull Down the Cross facing the idols and stone throwing and arrow shots against Montezuma (1466-1520) 1698 (oil on panel) by Gonzalez

Entrance of the Triumphant Army of Cortes into Tlaxcala after the Victory of Otumba, 19th century (oil on panel)
IND114578 Entrance of the Triumphant Army of Cortes into Tlaxcala after the Victory of Otumba, 19th century (oil on panel) by Spanish School, (19th century); Museo de America, Madrid

Hernan Cortes at the Battle of Otumba, Mexico, 1520 (colour litho)
PNP344505 Hernan Cortes at the Battle of Otumba, Mexico, 1520 (colour litho) by Spanish School; Private Collection; (add.info)

Battle of Michoacan between the Spanish and the Aztecs, illustration from a facsimile of a Mexican Indian picture
CHT163947 Battle of Michoacan between the Spanish and the Aztecs, illustration from a facsimile of a Mexican Indian picture history Lienzo de Tlaxcala of c.1550

Montezuma before Cortes, illustration from The Book of Discovery by T. C. Bridges, published 1931 (colour litho)
IL241929 Montezuma before Cortes, illustration from The Book of Discovery by T.C. Bridges, published 1931 (colour litho) by Reid

The first Indians who appeared in Columbus - in "The Old and Modern Costume"by Dr
LSE4103515 The first Indians who appeared in Columbus - in " The Old and Modern Costume" by Dr. Jules Ferrario, 1819-1820 ed. Milan

The Cacique de Tabasco offers young Mexican girls to Hernan (or Hernando) Cortes or Fernand Cortez (1485-1547)
LSE4105252 The Cacique de Tabasco offers young Mexican girls to Hernan (or Hernando) Cortes or Fernand Cortez (1485-1547) - in " The Old and Modern Costume" by Dr

Atahualpa (c. 1502-33) defeated and taken prisoner by the troops of Francisco Pizarro (c)
LSE4105167 Atahualpa (c.1502-33) defeated and taken prisoner by the troops of Francisco Pizarro (c.1478-1541), 1815 (colour litho) by Ferrario

Conquete du Mexique : combat opposant Hernando Cortes (Hernan Cortez) (1485-1547)
AIS5374109 Conquete du Mexique : combat opposant Hernando Cortes (Hernan Cortez) (1485-1547) aux indiens de Tabasco en 1519" Peinture de l ecole mexicaine

Alexander the Great training Bucephalus (engraving)
7150807 Alexander the Great training Bucephalus (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Alexander the Great training Bucephalus)

The Triumph of "Culture"(litho)
7172525 The Triumph of " Culture" (litho) by Partridge, Bernard (1861-1945) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Triumph of " Culture")

Portrait of Hernan Cortes (oil on canvas)
7076720 Portrait of Hernan Cortes (oil on canvas) by Sanchez Coello, Alonso (c.1531-88); 122.7x104 cm; Private Collection

Francisco Pizarro
3782436 Francisco Pizarro by Chesterton, Gilbert Keith (1874-1936); (add.info.: Francisco Pizarro by Gilbert Keith Chesterton)

Coronation of the Conqueror (litho)
7179936 Coronation of the Conqueror (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Coronation of the Conqueror)

Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Conquerant; Conqueror; Eroberer (engraving)
7195492 Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Conquerant; Conqueror; Eroberer (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Conquerant; Conqueror; Eroberer)

Descended from the Conqueror (engraving)
7177706 Descended from the Conqueror (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Descended from the Conqueror)

Musa I, ruler of the Mali Empire (engraving)
7147282 Musa I, ruler of the Mali Empire (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Musa I (c1280-c1337), ruler of the Mali Empire

The Conquest of Mexico, Panel XVI, c. 1696-1715 (paint on wood)
7073238 The Conquest of Mexico, Panel XVI, c.1696-1715 (paint on wood) by Gonzalez, Miguel (fl.1698); 52x100 cm; Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, Buenos Aires

The Conquest of Mexico, Panel IV, c. 1696-1715 (paint on wood)
7073245 The Conquest of Mexico, Panel IV, c.1696-1715 (paint on wood) by Gonzalez, Miguel (fl.1698); 52x100 cm; Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, Buenos Aires

The Conquest of Mexico, Panel VIII, c. 1696-1715 (paint on wood)
7073240 The Conquest of Mexico, Panel VIII, c.1696-1715 (paint on wood) by Gonzalez, Miguel (fl.1698); 52x100 cm; Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, Buenos Aires

The Conquest of Mexico, Panel XIX, c. 1696-1715 (paint on wood)
7073239 The Conquest of Mexico, Panel XIX, c.1696-1715 (paint on wood) by Gonzalez, Miguel (fl.1698); 52x100 cm; Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, Buenos Aires

The Conquest of Mexico, Panel XX, c. 1696-1715 (paint on wood)
7073234 The Conquest of Mexico, Panel XX, c.1696-1715 (paint on wood) by Gonzalez, Miguel (fl.1698); 52x100 cm; Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, Buenos Aires

The Conquest of Mexico, Panel XXII, c. 1696-1715 (paint on wood)
7073233 The Conquest of Mexico, Panel XXII, c.1696-1715 (paint on wood) by Gonzalez, Miguel (fl.1698); 52x100 cm; Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, Buenos Aires

The Conquest of Mexico, Panel X, c. 1696-1715 (paint on wood)
7073241 The Conquest of Mexico, Panel X, c.1696-1715 (paint on wood) by Gonzalez, Miguel (fl.1698); 52x100 cm; Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, Buenos Aires

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"Conquistador: Unveiling the Legacy of Spanish Conquerors in the New World" Step back in time to witness the epic tale of conquest and exploration as we delve into the captivating world of conquistadors. From Alvarado to Pizarro, these intrepid Spanish explorers left an indelible mark on history. One iconic painting that immortalizes their triumph is "The Conquest of Tenochtitlan, " a mesmerizing oil panel from the renowned Conquest of Mexico series. It vividly portrays Hernan Cortes and his men as they overthrow Moctezuma II's Aztec empire, forever altering the course of Mesoamerican civilization. Among these fearless conquerors was Pedro de Alvarado, whose exploits are captured in various historical depictions. In one illustration, we see him leading Spanish troops towards Michoacan Province, causing indigenous Purhepecha (Tarascan) Indians to flee their village in fear. Diego Rivera's fresco titled "The Taking of Cuernavaca" further immerses us in this era. Adorning Cortez-Palace in Cuernevaca, Mexico, it showcases the relentless pursuit by conquistadors to expand their dominion over native lands. Notable figures like Francisco Pizarro and Pedro de Valdivia also played pivotal roles during this age of exploration. Their audacious endeavors are commemorated through American banknote engravings and illustrations that depict Valdivia's conquests in Chile. Moctezuma II himself stands at a crossroads between two worlds as he welcomes conquistadors beneath a grand canopy at Tenochtitlan. This symbolic moment signifies both awe and trepidation for what lies ahead – an encounter that would shape history forever. Beyond Central America, our journey takes us to St. Augustine, Florida – founded by Pedro Menendez de Aviles in 1565.