The year 1492 marked the start of nearly a century of brutal Spanish conquest of the Americas and the beginning of ‘The Age of the Conquistadors’. The ruthless and violent acquisition of huge parts of the New World by men like Columbus and Cortés would see the fall of the mighty Aztec and Inca civilisations as well as the deaths of millions of indigenous people through oppression, enslavement and disease.
Popular culture has painted the Conquistadors as brave Christian pioneers, but a shifting narrative has revealed a darker story to their rise and fall – one built on unthinkable atrocities and fuelled by an insatiable and blinding thirst for gold, power and glory.
Format
6x60Broadcaster
National GeographicProducer
Dash PicturesDefinition
HDYear of Production
2023Director
TBC
Running Time
6x60
Year of Production
2023
Production Company
Dash Pictures
Broadcaster
National Geographic
Awards
Available in HD
Yes
