Conquistadors Collection (#3)

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

The Conquest of Mexico, Panel XII, c. 1696-1715 (paint on wood)
7073276 The Conquest of Mexico, Panel XII, 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 IX, c. 1696-1715 (paint on wood)
7073244 The Conquest of Mexico, Panel IX, 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 V, c. 1696-1715 (paint on wood)
7073243 The Conquest of Mexico, Panel V, 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 XVIII, c. 1696-1715 (paint on wood)
7073236 The Conquest of Mexico, Panel XVIII, 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 XV, c. 1696-1715 (paint on wood)
7073248 The Conquest of Mexico, Panel XV, 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 II, c. 1696-1715 (paint on wood)
7073247 The Conquest of Mexico, Panel II, 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 XVII, c. 1696-1715 (paint on wood)
7073237 The Conquest of Mexico, Panel XVII, 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 XXI, c. 1696-1715 (paint on wood)
7073235 The Conquest of Mexico, Panel XXI, c.1696-1715 (paint on wood) by Gonzalez, Miguel (fl.1698); 52x100 cm; Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, Buenos Aires

Window, c. 1900. Creator: Harvey Ellis
Window, c. 1900. A work made of multilayered leaded glass and steel. Attributed to Harvey Ellis

Portrait of Hernan Cortes (oil on canvas)
417283 Portrait of Hernan Cortes (oil on canvas) by Sanchez Coello, Alonso (c.1531-88); 122.7x104 cm; Private Collection; Spanish, out of copyright

Vasco Nunez de Balboa claims the Pacific Ocean for Spain, 1513 (engraving)
3647380 Vasco Nunez de Balboa claims the Pacific Ocean for Spain, 1513 (engraving) by Vogel, Hermann (1856-1918); Private Collection; (add.info)

Hernan Cortes fleeing the Aztec capital
3846961 Hernan Cortes fleeing the Aztec capital by Unknown Artist, (17th century); (add.info.: Hernan Cortes fleeing the Aztec capital, Tenochtitlan, with the Spaniards, 30 June 1520)

Spaniards and Peruvians, from the picture in the Vernon Gallery (engraving)
5198954 Spaniards and Peruvians, from the picture in the Vernon Gallery (engraving) by Briggs, Henry Perronet (1792-1844) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Spaniards and Peruvians)

Spanish conquistador Vasco Nunez de Balboas soldiers and dogs defeating indians who had attacked them (engraving)
5233478 Spanish conquistador Vasco Nunez de Balboas soldiers and dogs defeating indians who had attacked them (engraving) by English School

MS Hunter 242 f. 247r Christopher Columbus, illustration from the from
617894 MS Hunter 242 f.247r Christopher Columbus, illustration from the from Historia de Tlaxcala by Diego Munoz Camargo (pen & ink on paper) by Mexican School

MS Hunter 242 f. 249v Philip II seated on horseback, wearing the order of the Golden
617897 MS Hunter 242 f.249v Philip II seated on horseback, wearing the order of the Golden Fleece, surrounded by men-at-arms

Portrait of Francisco Pizarro (engraving)
819532 Portrait of Francisco Pizarro (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Francisco Pizarro, Spanish conquistador who conquered the Inca Empire)

Map of Tenochtitlan and the Gulf of Mexico, from Praeclara Ferdinadi Cortesii de
NBY259415 Map of Tenochtitlan and the Gulf of Mexico, from Praeclara Ferdinadi Cortesii de Nova maris Oceani Hyspania Narratio by Hernando Cortes (1485-1547) 1524 (colour litho) by Spanish School

Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro and six soldiers attacked by 400 Indians under the command of Zemaco (engraving)
5233473 Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro and six soldiers attacked by 400 Indians under the command of Zemaco (engraving) by English School

The Port of Seville, c. 1590 (oil on canvas)
3114386 The Port of Seville, c.1590 (oil on canvas) by Sanchez Coello, Alonso (c.1531-88) (attr. to); Museo de America, Madrid

How the Spanish landed in the Island of Haiti, with 400 men which let to a great battle
937147 How the Spanish landed in the Island of Haiti, with 400 men which let to a great battle with the natives, illustration from Vespuccis Voyage to the West Indies (engraving) by Bry

MS Hunter 242 f. 248r Picarus, or Pizarro, and war horse
617895 MS Hunter 242 f.248r Picarus, or Pizarro, and war horse, illustration from the from Historia de Tlaxcala by Diego Munoz Camargo (pen & ink on paper) by Mexican School

Death of De Soto (litho)
3622414 Death of De Soto (litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Death of Spanish conquistador Hernando de Soto, 1542)

Spaniards destroying Mexican Idols (engraving)
3103281 Spaniards destroying Mexican Idols (engraving) by Darley, Felix Octavius Carr (1822-88) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Spaniards destroying Mexican Idols)

Conquistadors on Mississippi in Retreat
Spanish conquistadors on the Mississippi river are forced to retreat from Native American forces on the shore. Bowmen in the reeds

Fleet of the Cacique Aquixo
A fleet of 200 canoes lead by the Cacique Aquixo who was the Cacique of the people of the far side of the Mississippi River, greets two Spanish conquistadors by the shore

Ponce de Leon in Florida
The exploration of Ponce de Leon in Florida, searching for the fountain of youth. Ponce de Leon stands by a stream holding a cup out to another man

Spanish attack Aztec fleet on Lake Texcoco
Part of the seige of Tenochtitlan by Cortes and the Tlaxcala army, the Spanish ships are vastly outmatching the Aztec war canoes, both in size and the technology

Cortes orders his men to sink his ships
Hernan Cortes orders his men to sink the ships, so that they cannot retreat. Camp has been set up on the banks, as men in longboats surround various boats either sunk or in the process of sinking

Tenochtitlan before the Spanish Arrived
Tenochtitlan city before the Spanish conquest. Date: 1519

Spanish Conquistadors in Tezcuco
Marching caravan of Spanish conquistadors and some Aztec soldiers in Texcuco Mexico Date: 1519

Cortes and his men at the gap (colour litho)
969255 Cortes and his men at the gap (colour litho) by Robinson, James Henry (1852-1922); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cortes and his men at the gap. The Spanish conquest of Mexico)

"Return to your homes. Lay down your arms"(colour litho)
969251 " Return to your homes. Lay down your arms" (colour litho) by Robinson, James Henry (1852-1922); Private Collection; (add.info.: " Return to your homes)

SPANISH SACRIFICED
Spanish conquistadors captured by the Aztecs are sacrificed in their customary way, cutting the heart out of the living body, to the glory of the gods Date: 1519

Ms Hunter 242 f. 317r The Spanish Conquest, from Historia de Tlaxcala
GUL232042 Ms Hunter 242 f.317r The Spanish Conquest, from Historia de Tlaxcala by Diego Munoz Camargo (pen & ink on paper) by Mexican School, (16th century); Glasgow University Library

MS Hunter 242 f. 246v, Cortes on Horseback, standing over the defeated Aztec King
615964 MS Hunter 242 f.246v, Cortes on Horseback, standing over the defeated Aztec King Moctezuma, illustration from the from Historia de Tlaxcala by Diego Munoz Camargo (pen & ink on paper)

Ms Hunter 242 f. 240v Franciscans burning temples, illustration from
GUL428352 Ms Hunter 242 f.240v Franciscans burning temples, illustration from Historia de Tlaxcala by Diego Munoz Camargo (pen & ink on paper) by Mexican School

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"Conquistadors: Unveiling the Legacy of Exploration and Conquest" Step back in time as we delve into the captivating world of conquistadors, brave explorers who shaped history. The oil painting "The Conquest of Tenochtitlan" transports us to the heart of Mexico's conquest, showcasing the audacity and determination that marked this pivotal moment. In another engraving, witness Vercingetorix humbly surrendering to Julius Caesar at the Siege of Alesia. This encounter epitomizes the clash between ancient civilizations and their conquerors, forever etched in historical memory. "The Port of Seville, " a mesmerizing canvas detail from 1590, reveals Spain's crucial role as a launching point for these daring expeditions. From here, countless ships set sail towards uncharted territories like Bolivia's Potosi mines – an emblematic site where fortunes were made through silver extraction. Yet amidst tales of wealth and discovery lies a darker side. Engraved with sorrow is Francisco Pizarro's order to strangle Inca Emperor Atahualpa in Peru. This haunting image reminds us that conquest often came at great cost; cultures clashed and lives were lost. Fast forward to modern times, where Boeing C-40A Clippers take flight across continents – transporting people and goods with ease. These aircrafts symbolize our interconnected world today but also serve as a reminder that exploration continues in different forms. From epic battles to cultural encounters, conquistadors left an indelible mark on history. Their stories inspire awe while prompting reflection on both triumphs and tragedies that unfolded during their quests for power and expansion.