print email comment close Conquistadors URL: http://www.pbs.org/conquistadors/ Description: This site, illustrated with period maps, drawings, letters, etc., follows the paths of conquistadors Hernán Cortés in Aztecan Mexico, Francisco Pizarro in the Incan Empire, Cabeza de Vaca in Texas, and Francisco de Orellana on the Amazon River. Sidebar icons tell of the motivations and effects of conquest. Inspired by a PBS series narrated by filmmaker Michael Wood. Publisher: Public Broadcasting Corporation (PBS) Extra Keywords cortes Library of Congress Subject Headings: America -- Discovery and exploration -- Spanish Explorers -- Spain -- Biography Indians -- First contact with Europeans Latin America -- History -- To 1600 LII Database Information: Record 8759 created by Ray Van Diest on 06/07/2001 Last modification on 08/30/2002 Published: 06/07/2001   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/8759