Conquistadors: The Rise and Fall

The Spanish Empire at its peak cover vast portions of Europe, North and South America - in 200 years from the formation of Spain, the empire had risen to become one of the world’s most powerful forces. While we’ve all heard of Christopher Columbus, who forcefully colonised the Caribbean and Central America, our story continues into the empire’s conquests over the Aztec and Inca people, their searches for vast amounts of treasure and fabled golden cities.