What is the name of a soldier during the 16th and 17th centuries who defeated indigenous people in the Americas and took their land for Spain?

What is the name of a soldier during the 16th and 17th centuries who defeated indigenous people in the Americas and took their land for Spain?

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The correct term is Conquistador. Conquistadors were Spanish soldiers and explorers who played a significant role in the conquest and colonization of the Americas during the 16th and 17th centuries.