Conquistadors consisted mainly of soldiers, adventurers and explorers who were working for the Portuguese and Spanish Empires. This group sailed through Europe and kept on conquering territories and at the same time they were opening trade routes. This group managed to colonize much of the world for Portugal and Spain between the 15th and the 17th centuries. Pilgrims however on the other side consisted of a group of people who had fled the volatile East midlands and were looking for calm from some areas considered to be more peaceful (Calloway, 2012). The Conquistadors and some of the Northern Europeans arrivals like the French in Canada or the pilgrims do not share any similarity from their cultures to their beliefs. The two groups present some two extremely diversified cultures and beliefs. Therefore it becomes very hard to compare them.
The main goal of the Conquistadors for instance was to increase their status and that of their children. This was done through conquering states and later on claiming the ownership of that land. Most of their conquering actions were done through violent means since they were professional warriors and had sophisticated weapons and techniques to facilitate the acquisitions. Their tactics enabled them to take advantage over less violent groups that also lacked the machinery to counter their attacks (Chasteen, 2001). Therefore they were able to conquer much of the world for the two Empires. The pilgrims on the other side were a vulnerable group. Their groupings were mainly based on religious beliefs and did not show any sign of violent activities. They ran away from violent attacks to seek refuge in places that had not experienced such acts of violence. There are some situations whereby they set up their colonies but all those were not achieved through violence. Therefore it is very difficult to compare the two groups since they have diversified culture and there was no any common activity practiced by both groups.
References
Calloway, C. (2012) First Peoples: A Documentary Survey of American Indian History, 4th ed. Boston: Bedford/St. Martin's, https://edge.apus.edu/access/content/group/195662/Textbook/Calloway_2012_Ch02.pdf
Chasteen, John Charles (2001). Born In Blood And Fire: A Concise History of Latin America. New York: W. W. Norton & Co..
