
Conquistadors is a documentary retelling of the story of the Spanish expeditions of conquest of the Americas. In this 4-part series historian Michael Wood travels in the footsteps of the Spanish expeditions, from Amazonia to Lake Titicaca, and from the deserts of North Mexico to the heights of Macchu Picchu.
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Air Date: 2000-11-24
The first program tells the story of the conquest in 1519-21 of the Aztec empire in Mexico by Hernan Cortes and 500 S...
Air Date: 2000-12-01
Six years after the fall of Mexico, the conquistador Francisco Pizarro, exploring south of the equator, uncovers anot...
Air Date: 2000-12-08
Episode three begins in Quito, Ecuador, and relates the amazing story of the 16-month Spanish expedition (1541-42), l...
Air Date: 2000-12-15
In the last segment, the story shifts to the North American continent. In April 1528, 400 conquistadors, dreaming of ...