“The History of Spain: Land on a Crossroad” S:1 E:16 Conquistadors and Missionaries

S:1 E:16 Conquistadors and Missionaries Spain now extended both its empire and its Catholicism into the New World. Witness the exploits of Hernn Corts, who battled the Aztec Empire in the quest for gold, and of Francisco Pizarro and his brutal subjugation of the Incas. Then, take account of the Catholic missionaries who followed, intent on converting native souls, and how Spanish empire building was undergirded by slavery.