Conquistador Collection (#9)

A Dominican monk, feeling mocked by the Inca king Atahualpa (Atabaliba)
LRI4624986 A Dominican monk, feeling mocked by the Inca king Atahualpa (Atabaliba), encourages Francisco Pizarro to seek revenge (Engraving, 1595) by Bry

Hernan Cortes, Spanish conquistador, receiving gifts from the Aztec Emperor Montezuma, Mexico, 1518-1519 (chromolitho)
972265 Hernan Cortes, Spanish conquistador, receiving gifts from the Aztec Emperor Montezuma, Mexico, 1518-1519 (chromolitho) by French School

Famous Spanish historical figures of the 16th Century (chromolitho)
964791 Famous Spanish historical figures of the 16th Century (chromolitho) by Spanish School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Famous Spanish historical figures of the 16th Century)

Capture of the city of Mexico (engraving)
961626 Capture of the city of Mexico (engraving) by Chappel, Alonzo (1828-87) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Capture of the city of Mexico by Cortez (1485-1547)

Cortezs First View of the City of Mexico, 1844 (oil on canvas)
1079405 Cortezs First View of the City of Mexico, 1844 (oil on canvas) by Rothermel, Peter Frederick (1817-1895); 99.1x124.5 cm; Collection of the New-York Historical Society

DeSoto Discovering the Mississippi, 1914 (screen print)
3036026 DeSoto Discovering the Mississippi, 1914 (screen print) by American School, (20th century); (add.info.: Vintage illustration of Hernando de Soto discovering the Mississippi River; screen)

Explorers: Jacques Cartier on the Saint Lawrence River, 1931 (woodcut print)
3034935 Explorers: Jacques Cartier on the Saint Lawrence River, 1931 (woodcut print) by American School, (20th century); (add.info)

Montezuma II, Aztec king, and Hernan (or Hernando) Cortes or Fernand Cortez (1485-1547)
LSE4096143 Montezuma II, Aztec king, and Hernan (or Hernando) Cortes or Fernand Cortez (1485-1547), Spanish conquistador - in " The old and modern costume" by Ferrario, ed

Hernando Cortez or Cortes (1485-1547) Spanish conquistador engraving after Andre Thevet
XEE4162692 Hernando Cortez or Cortes (1485-1547) Spanish conquistador engraving after Andre Thevet (1516-1590) - Portrait of the conquistador Hernan (ou Hernando) Cortes ou Fernand Cortez (1485-1547)

Retreat of Hernando Cortes
3846958 Retreat of Hernando Cortes by Spanish School, (16th century); (add.info.: Retreat of Hernando Cortes form Tenochtitlan, Mexico, 1520.); Photo © Derek Bayes. All rights reserved 2022

Hernan Cortes at Vera Cruz in 1519
3846957 Hernan Cortes at Vera Cruz in 1519 by Spanish School, (16th century); (add.info.: It was here that he decided to found a village (La Villa Rica de la Vera Cruz)

Portraits of Francisco Pizarro and Lieutenant Diego de Almagro before the expedition to
LRI4644828 Portraits of Francisco Pizarro and Lieutenant Diego de Almagro before the expedition to Peru (Ink drawing, 16th century) by Poma de Ayala

The debarkment of the Spanish conquistadors Francisco Pizarro (Francois Pizarre
GIA4707040 The debarkment of the Spanish conquistadors Francisco Pizarro (Francois Pizarre, 1475-1541) and Diego de Almagro (1480-1538) in Peru

The conquest of Mexico by the Spanish conquistador Hernando Cortes
JLJ4650349 The conquest of Mexico by the Spanish conquistador Hernando Cortes (Hernan or Fernando Cortes or Cortez, 1485-1547): the start in 1518. 16th century manuscript Paris, B.N

Francisco Pizarro (in fr. Francois Pizarre) represented on a map of Peru. 17th century
GIA4711351 Francisco Pizarro (in fr. Francois Pizarre) represented on a map of Peru. 17th century. by Unknown Artist, (17th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Francisco Pizarro (in fr)

Conquest of Mexico: Moctezuma, Aztec emperor offers presents to the conquistador Hernan
LRI4674477 Conquest of Mexico: Moctezuma, Aztec emperor offers presents to the conquistador Hernan Cortes and swears loyalty to the Kingdom of Spain

Spaniards and Peruvians (engraving)
816183 Spaniards and Peruvians (engraving) by Briggs, Henry Perronet (1792-1844) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The First Interview between the Spaniards and the Peruvians)

Hernan Cortez (engraving)
815684 Hernan Cortez (engraving) by Carnicero, Antonio (1748-1814) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hernan Cortez (1485-1547)

Cortes and the Conquest of Mexico, 1897 (chromolithograph)
2622159 Cortes and the Conquest of Mexico, 1897 (chromolithograph) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Pedro Menendez de Aviles (litho)
PNP377478 Pedro Menendez de Aviles (litho) by American School; Private Collection; (add.info.: Pedro Menendez de Aviles (1519-74), founder of St

The Journey of Cortes to Tenochtitlan in 1521 (coloured engraving)
REV397908 The Journey of Cortes to Tenochtitlan in 1521 (coloured engraving) by German School, (17th century); Biblioteca Nacional de Mexico, Mexico; (add.info.: Hernan Cortes (1485-1547); ); German

Portrait of Hernan Cortes (colour litho)
PNP344500 Portrait of Hernan Cortes (colour litho) by Spanish School; Private Collection; (add.info.: Cortes (1485-1547) was a Spanish explorer who conquered Mexico in 1521;

Pizarro seizing the Inca of Peru, c. 1846
CH19548 Pizarro seizing the Inca of Peru, c.1846 by Millais, John Everett (1829-96); Private Collection; (add.info.: first exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1846; ); Photo eChristies Images; English

Entrance of Cortez into Mexico, pub. 1890 (colour litho)
2646285 Entrance of Cortez into Mexico, pub. 1890 (colour litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: HernAan (Hernando) CortA©s (1485-1547)

Christopher Columbus (1451-1506) with Native Americans, from
STC116143 Christopher Columbus (1451-1506) with Native Americans, from Le Costume Ancien et Moderne, Volume I, plate 4, by Jules Ferrario, engraved by D.K

Montezuma meets Cortez / Ms Hunter 242 f. 255r Conquest of Mexico
GUL232045 Montezuma meets Cortez / Ms Hunter 242 f.255r Conquest of Mexico, from Historia de Tlaxcala by Diego Munoz Camargo (pen & ink on paper) by Mexican School

Ms Hunter 242 f. 242r Franciscan Friars Burning Traditional Books and Clothes
GUL232046 Ms Hunter 242 f.242r Franciscan Friars Burning Traditional Books and Clothes, from Historia de Tlaxcala by Diego Munoz Camargo (pen & ink on paper) by Mexican School

The Burning of the Idols by Hernan Cortes, illustration from a facsimile of a Mexican
CHT163948 The Burning of the Idols by Hernan Cortes, illustration from a facsimile of a Mexican Indian picture history Lienzo de Tlaxcala of c.1550, 1892 (colour engraving) by Mexican School

Cover of Hernan Cortes y sus primeras aventuras, by heriberto Frias illustrated by Jose
AIS5346830 Cover of Hernan Cortes y sus primeras aventuras, by heriberto Frias illustrated by Jose Guadalupe Posada (1852-1913) circa 1900 Private collection by Posada

Great military figures (coloured engraving)
5998772 Great military figures (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Great military figures)

Hernan Cortes, in the Sala del Mappamondo (fresco)
808744 Hernan Cortes, in the Sala del Mappamondo (fresco) by Italian School, (16th century); Villa Farnese, Caprarola, Voterbo, Lazio, Italy; (add.info.: HernAan CortA©s de Monroy y Pizarro)

Pedro Alvarez Cabral, Portuguese navigator (1460-1526) taking possession of Brazil
LSE4112726 Pedro Alvarez Cabral, Portuguese navigator (1460-1526) taking possession of Brazil, which he called Terra de Santa Cruz, around 1500. Engraving of the 19th century

Portrait of Francisco Pizarro (Francois Pizarre, 1475-1541), Spanish conquistador
XEE4406901 Portrait of Francisco Pizarro (Francois Pizarre, 1475-1541), Spanish conquistador. Chromolithography around 1890

1518 - 1519: Fernand Cortez left for the conquest of Mexico receives the presents of
XEE4408416 1518 - 1519: Fernand Cortez left for the conquest of Mexico receives the presents of Emperor Montezuma. by Unknown Artist

Sir Walter Raleigh at Trinidad, getting Information from the Spanish Soldiers regarding
XEE4153633 Sir Walter Raleigh at Trinidad, getting Information from the Spanish Soldiers regarding Guiana, 1595. - Expedition by Walter Raleigh (1554-1618)

Portrait of HERNANDO (Hernan) CORTES (Cortez) (1485-1547
XEE4162530 Portrait of HERNANDO (Hernan) CORTES (Cortez) (1485-1547) English conqueror - From series " Leaders of Men" - Chromolithography - English School

Hernan Cortes attacking the Mexican coastal Indians
3846956 Hernan Cortes attacking the Mexican coastal Indians by Spanish School, (16th century); (add.info.: Hernan Cortes attacking the Mexican coastal Indians under the red flag of Castile and Leon)

Portrait of Afonso de Albuquerque, Portuguese navigator and conquistador
LRI4635360 Portrait of Afonso de Albuquerque, Portuguese navigator and conquistador, 1636 (miniature) by Barretto de Resende, Pedro (fl.1646); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

The conquest of Cuzco by the Spanish conquistadors in 1533 (Ink drawing, 16th century)
LRI4644864 The conquest of Cuzco by the Spanish conquistadors in 1533 (Ink drawing, 16th century) by Poma de Ayala, Felipe Huaman (1526-1613); Private Collection; (add.info.: Inca Empire)

Inca emperor Atahualpa, prisoner of the Conquistadores at Cajamarca (Ink drawing
LRI4644831 Inca emperor Atahualpa, prisoner of the Conquistadores at Cajamarca (Ink drawing, 16th century) by Poma de Ayala

Portrait of Francisco Pizarro (Francois Pizarre, circa 1478-1541), Spanish conquistador
GIA4714000 Portrait of Francisco Pizarro (Francois Pizarre, circa 1478-1541), Spanish conquistador. Engraving of the 19th century

Cortezs Fleet Sailing for Mexico - Spanish colonization of the Americas
GIA4728771 Cortezs Fleet Sailing for Mexico - Spanish colonization of the Americas: the armada of Hernan Cortes (circa 1485-1547) sails to Mexico, 1518 - 1882 - by Unknown Artist

After various discord between the Spanish conquistadors Francisco Pizarro
GIA4707048 After various discord between the Spanish conquistadors Francisco Pizarro (Francois Pizarre, 1475-1541) and Diego de Almagro (1480-1538)

The Conquest of Mexico by Hernan Cortes par Gonzalez, Miguel and Juan
FIA5405977 The Conquest of Mexico by Hernan Cortes par Gonzalez, Miguel and Juan (active End of 17th cen.). Oil on wood, size : 97x53, 1698, Museo del Prado, Madrid by Gonzalez

Orders the Destruction of the Ships and Meets with the Ambassadors of Montezuma
FIA5405944 Orders the Destruction of the Ships and Meets with the Ambassadors of Montezuma (Moctezuma, Moteuczoma, Motecuhzoma) (1466-1520)

The Conquest of Mexico by Hernan Cortes par Gonzalez, Miguel and Juan
FIA5405979 The Conquest of Mexico by Hernan Cortes par Gonzalez, Miguel and Juan (active End of 17th cen.). Oil on wood, size : 97x53, 1698, Museo del Prado, Madrid by Gonzalez

Hernan Cortes, Spanish conquistador (chromolitho)
972217 Hernan Cortes, Spanish conquistador (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hernan Cortes (1485-1547), Spanish conquistador who conquered Mexico

Explorers: Hernando De Soto on the Mississippi River, 1931 (woodcut print)
3034934 Explorers: Hernando De Soto on the Mississippi River, 1931 (woodcut print) by American School, (20th century); (add.info)

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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.