Unit 2

Worldviews in Conflict

Targets
Skill Builders

Lesson 1

How does a leader's worldview affect his or her choices and decisions?

  • conquistador

The image in Figure 10.1 is of Hernan Cortes, a famous leader of the Spanish conquistadors. Cortes was an ambitious man who went to the Caribbean in search of gold. He embodied the Spanish worldview of the time.


Figure 10.1
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Hernan Cortes


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Conquistador means “conqueror” in Spanish.

Choosing the word conquistador to describe themselves gives us insight into what the conquistadors believed was their most important job.

Click the link to watch the video, Hernan Cortes Biography, to learn about Cortes and his accomplishments.