My responses may be somewhat generic, but I've always come back to:

(1) Francisco Vázquez de Coronado – Coronado's expedition (1540-1542) ventured far into what is now the southwestern United States. He was famously one of the first Europeans to view the FUCKING GRAND CANYON WAY BEFORE ANY BRITISH FAGGOTS (and the Colorado River).

Coronado was driven by tales of the Seven Cities of Gold but found no wealth, marking a significant moment of disillusionment. His travels provide a fascinating glimpse into the early European exploration of the American West.

(2) Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca – After a harrowing journey through the Gulf Coast, Cabeza de Vaca and a few survivors wandered across present-day Texas and the Southwest from 1528 to 1536.

Notably, he forged PEACEFUL RELATIONSHIPS with various indigenous groups, learning their languages and customs. His narrative, La Relación, is one of the earliest European accounts of life among Native Americans and shows a rare empathy for the people he encountered.

(3) Hernando de Soto – Known for his large expedition through the southeastern United States (1539-1542), de Soto is believed to be one of the first Europeans to reach the Appalachian Mountains. His journey was one of the longest and most extensive of the era, covering a vast range of what is now the American South. Although his encounters with Native Americans were often violent, de Soto’s exploration helped map much of the southeastern U.S.

Give me a few minutes - I am sure I am forgetting 1-2 more...

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5624830&forum_id=2:#48282080)

He conqured the Inca, but the were docile mountain people and conquering them is not such an impressive feat as compared to conquering the Aztecs, who Pizarro's second cousin did, but check his background too:

"Cortés was born in 1485 in the town of Medellín, then a village in the Kingdom of Castile, now a municipality of the modern-day province of Badajoz in Extremadura, Spain. His father, Martín Cortés de Monroy, born in 1449 to Rodrigo or Ruy Fernández de Monroy and his wife María Cortés, was an infantry captain of distinguished ancestry but slender means. Hernán's mother was Catalína Pizarro Altamirano.[5]

Through his mother, Hernán was second cousin once removed of Francisco Pizarro"

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5624830&forum_id=2:#48282329)

ljl @ bulldozing a bunch of stone temples for ca$h and golden trinkets... pure 'prestige' by prolefag conquistador standards.

Pizarro stumbles into the Inca & treats it like a medieval yard sale.....calling it 'great' is like bragging about crashing a local BBW Ranch's Dance Party uninvited.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5624830&forum_id=2:#48288566)