| The Spanish conquistadors encountered the highly evolved Inca Empire when they invaded Peru at the beginning of the sixteenth century. |
| The Spaniards knew that they could not take on the whole Aztec Empire since they were so many compared to the number of conquistadors. |
| Not thinking much of the local cactus brew, Spanish conquistadors in Mexico begin distilling the Aztec's pulque and come up with a mezcal wine. |
| Their effectiveness, however, was limited by the opposition of the conquistadores. |
| Yet, as with the army, the government had the greatest difficulty in controlling would-be conquistadores. |
| With the arrival of the conquistadores amaranth cultivation was prohibited and extensive corn and bean production began. |
