It can be called a Conquest

well the answer to the question has a complex answer to it. I might be a little naive but I feel that up to a certain extent these series of events can be described as a conquest. After all these Spaniards arriving in the New World were not on some awesome vacation to go sight seeing. It was clear that they were on a mission and we  can see that through the "requerimientos" They wanted the natives to follow these terms and if they faced opposition they were ready to use force. The capture of Atahualpa and the defeat of Montezuma are examples that the Spanish were not playing games, it was evident they wanted control. Some could argue that this wasn't a Spanish conquest at all because it's evident that they had thousands of native allies contributing to their war efforts but through the past there's always been allies. In the American revolution there were native Americans like the Lenape people who helped the "Americans" fight off the British. So we can't dismiss the fact that it was conquest because in a sense it was. Mentioning chapter four of Restall's book on the myth of completion it seems that he also dismisses the idea of a conquest in exchange for a campaign of pacification. I disagree in a way because it was a conquest it just wasn't a complete conquest.These weren't friendly Spaniards coming over to the natives and settling out nice peace agreements. They strategically instilled fear by torturing and brutally killing natives that displayed resistance. Their message was sent out when they came over and it was simple "we're taking over and you will be subjects to the crown" Now Restall does state that their were lands that were left intact but he also mentions that not all the lands were of interest to the Spaniards. As I mentioned in my first blog the Spaniards were entrepreneurs in search of lands that would be a source of great credibility in terms of precious metals and other valuables. Also in chapter six the myth of desolation shows that the lands that Spaniards were not in interested in were left in control of the local and native rulers that served as puppet governments. So the Spanish in a way were in control. Like for example Don Pablo Paxbolon had dual status of recognition between his kingdom and the Spanish.  Manco Inca Yupanqui on the other hand didn't have that same experience because he's kingdom attracted much attention. So the Spanish were on a conquest and the natives were aware of their presence. A conquest is when you come over and you take over a certain area by force and the Spanish did do that it just wasn't on a large scale.