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Conquistadores: Adventvm is a 2017 Spanish historical drama miniseries directed by Israel del Santo for Movistar+ and starring Aitana Sánchez-Gijón, Juan Díaz Pardeiro, Denis Gómez, Miguel Lago and Mauro Muñiz de Urquiza. [1] It tells the story of the first 30 years of the colonization of the Americas by Christopher Columbus. [2]
Ichcahuipilli was so effective at stopping arrows, darts, and even lead musket shot, [4] Spanish soldiers often discarded their own, heavier plate armor, which was uncomfortable in the warmer, moist Mexican climate and prone to rust, in favor of indigenous armor which was lighter and comparatively maintenance-free.
A 1550 Spanish cabasset, somewhat similar to the morion though it lacks the comb and has a taller crown, and is a different shape, Museo Naval de Madrid A similar helmet, the cabasset (Catalan: cabasset) (Spanish: capacete) was also worn during the 16th century and also originated in Spain, but it is unclear if it predated the morion or was an adaptation of it, with some sources saying it was ...
On Christmas Day, 1560, several scores of Spanish conquistadors under Gonzalo Pizarro and a hundred native slaves march down from the newly conquered Inca Empire into the Amazon rainforest in search of the fabled El Dorado. The men, clad in half armor, pull cannons down narrow mountain paths and through dense, muddy jungle.
Pages in category "Films about conquistadors" The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
On the 500th anniversary of the Spanish conquest of the Aztecs in Mexico, on Aug. 13, 1521, the documentary "499" from Rodrigo Reyes tackles colonialism's shadow.
The film, which shot last year on locations in Valencia, Alicante and Seville in Spain, is now in post-production. It has been dated for release in Spanish theaters on Oct. 17 with Disney.
[9] [10] Though lesser in numbers, the Spanish were advantaged by their greater experience with firearms than the pirates, as well as the superior quality of their armor and weaponry. [ 12 ] On board the ships, apart from the crew, there were forty soldiers.