Conquest of Mexico: Hernando Cortes (1485-1547) Opposed To Human Sacrifice 19th Century After Nicholas Eustache Maurin (1799-1850 French) Color Lithograph Museo de Americas, Madrid, Spain

Peru, Sacsayhuaman (Spanish meaning is 'satisfied falcon'), near Cuzco, Inca fortification, the middle level of the magnificent three-tiered zig-zag walls/ramparts, site of one of the bitter battles during the Spanish conquest

History of the State of Morelos: Spanish Conquest 1930 Diego Rivera (1886-1957 Mexican) Fresco Cortez Palace, Cuernavaca, Mexico

Harold Godwinson's oath of fidelity to William, sworn over the hidden relics of the saints, From The Story of The Norman Conquest, London, 1866, Daniel Maclise (1806-1870 Irish), Engraving

Conquistadors Attack the Aztecs (From Conquest to 1930-Central Arch Detail) 1929-1935 Diego Rivera (1886-1957 Mexican) Palacio Nacional, Mexico

Death of Edward The Confessor, Anglo-Saxon king of England, From The Story of The Norman Conquest, London, 1866, Daniel Maclise (1806-1870 Irish), Engraving

Spanish Conquest - Peru - 16th century - Francisco Pizarro killed by Almagrist rebels (1541) - Engraving from Theodore de Bry's Peregrinationes

Peru - 16th century - Spanish Conquest of Peru. Conqueror Francisco Pizarro captures Inca king Atahuallpa. Engraving from Theodore de Bry's Peregrinationes.

The Spanish Conquest Mural in the National Palace Diego Rivera (1886-1957 Mexican) Sean Sprague/Mexicolora Restriction code C. Additional permission may be required.

Peru, Sacsayhuaman (Spanish meaning is 'satisfied falcon'), near Cuzco, Inca fortification, the middle level of the magnificent three-tiered zig-zag walls/ramparts, site of one of the bitter battles during the Spanish conquest

History of Mexico, Conquest to 1930 (Detail) 1929-31 Diego Rivera (1886-1957 Mexican) Mural National Palace, Mexico City, Mexico

The Conquest of Constantinople (Through the Crusaders of the Fourth Crusade on April 13, 1204) Jacopo Tintoretto (1519-1594 Italian) Oil on canvas Palazzo Ducale, Venice, Italy