Answer:
Conquered and destroyed the Aztec and Inca civilizations.
Explanation:
The Spanish explorers incorporated into the Spanish Empire the Americas with the exception of Brazil, Canada, and the eastern United States. They were named conquistador which is the Spanish word for conqueror. They were knights, soldiers, and explorers who colonized much of the world for the Spanish Crown.
From 1519 to 1521, Hernan Cortes waged a campaign against the Aztec Empire causing the destruction of almost every member of the Aztec civilization. Other conquistadors did the same with the Inca Empire, Francisco Pizarro subdued the Incas in a similar manner to Cortes and they used Peru as a base to conquer the rest of South America.
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