Conquistador <span>s a term used to refer to the </span>soldiers<span> <span>and explorers
of the </span></span>Spanish
Empire<span> <span>or the </span></span>Portuguese
Empire<span> in a general sense. During the </span>Age
of Discovery<span>, conquistadors sailed beyond Europe to the
Americas, Oceania, Africa and Asia, conquering territory and opening trade
routes. They colonized much of the world for Spain and Portugal in the 16th,
17th and 18th centuries. </span>the conquistadors
able to establish their overseas empire by using their resources
The Geneva Conventions are rules that apply only in times of armed conflict and seek to protect people who are not or are no longer taking part in hostilities; these include the sick and wounded of armed forces on the field, wounded, sick, and shipwrecked members of armed forces at sea, prisoners of war, and civilians.
