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Short story about invading another world, twist is the 'futuristic' invaders are actually conquistadores?

Science Fiction & Fantasy Asked on April 11, 2021

I’m looking for a short scifi story about invaders with futuristic sounding technology – blasters and chargers – invading a new world after having conquered many others and attacking the civilisation they find there.

The twist being these are conquistadores with guns and horses, invading the Americas.

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This is Randall Garrett's Despoilers of the Golden Empire (published in the March 1959 Astounding Science Fiction as by "David Gordon"). It's a perfect match to your question and tells the story of Pizarro's conquest of the Incas using language which sounds like an interstellar invasion.

Correct answer by Mark Olson on April 11, 2021

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