pre-Hispanic
adjective
pre-His·pan·ic
ˌprē-(h)i-ˈspa-nik 
: of, relating to, or being the time prior to Spanish conquests in the western hemisphere
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Those canals, together with the ingenious system of chinampas, or floating plots of farming land, are located southeast of Mexico City, and serve as the legacy of a pre-Hispanic agriculture.
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Gwendolina Duval, Vogue, 22 Apr. 2025
At the site, archaeologists unearthed dozens of pre-Hispanic artifacts and human remains from the Late Horizon period, which lasted from 1476 to 1532, officials said.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2025
The pre-Hispanic societies of Peru developed agricultural principles around the realities of the desert, which included both dry seasons and flash floods.
—Ari Caramanica, The Conversation, 8 Apr. 2025
My 10 more proficient Spanish immersion classmates moved alongside me in Bogota’s world-famous four-story Gold Museum (Museo del Oro), which houses more glittery pre-Hispanic gold artifacts — the elaborate 2,000-year-old nose ornaments are to die for — than anywhere else on Earth.
—Norma Meyer, Orange County Register, 12 Mar. 2025
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Gwendolina Duval, Vogue, 22 Apr. 2025
At the site, archaeologists unearthed dozens of pre-Hispanic artifacts and human remains from the Late Horizon period, which lasted from 1476 to 1532, officials said.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2025
The pre-Hispanic societies of Peru developed agricultural principles around the realities of the desert, which included both dry seasons and flash floods.
—Ari Caramanica, The Conversation, 8 Apr. 2025
My 10 more proficient Spanish immersion classmates moved alongside me in Bogota’s world-famous four-story Gold Museum (Museo del Oro), which houses more glittery pre-Hispanic gold artifacts — the elaborate 2,000-year-old nose ornaments are to die for — than anywhere else on Earth.
—Norma Meyer, Orange County Register, 12 Mar. 2025
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“Pre-Hispanic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pre-Hispanic. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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