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 * Researching Spanish Conquistadors: Successful, Unsuccessful, or Neither? **



**conquistador**: a military leader in Spanish conquest of the New World in the 16th cent. Francisco Pizarro, the conqueror of Peru, and Hernan Cortes, the conqueror of Mexico, were the greatest of the conquistadors. The name is frequently used to mean any daring, ruthless adventurer. "conquistador." Columbia Encyclopedia (n.d.): Columbia Encyclopedia. EBSCO. Web. 12 Sept. 2010.


 * __ Free, Online Resources __**


 * @http://www.pbs.org/conquistadors/


 * @http://www.pbs.org/opb/conquistadors/home.htm


 * __ Online Databases __**

Go to the Waldwick Media Center webpage: @http://www.waldwick.k12.nj.us/waldwick/High%20School/Media%20Center/

Use any of the following DATABASES:

1. EBSCOHOST -- Username - waldwick -- Password - w--s

2. Facts on File -- Username - waldwick -- Password - w--s (Use the History Database Search option.)

3. Gale Virtual Reference Library -- Password - w--s