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Many conquistadors were hidalgos, members of Castile’s lowest petty-nobility rank who inherited titles and aristocratic attitudes but few assets.
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“A lot of them were hidalgos, which is the lowest rung of the petty nobility in Castile who inherited titles and attitudes,”
“but not much.”
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