Who were the rank and file men of conquistador expeditions to the new world?

by lotsofadoxography

As in, what would be their social/class/cultural background, where in Spain would they be from, etc. I'm particularly interested in those who would have been in North America, Florida. Any books that people could reccomend that would intersect with this topic, even tangentially, would be helpful.

Itsalrightwithme

I am not aware of any comprehensive surveys, but you can read quite a few examples of the composition of ship crews in H. Kamen, "Spain's Road to Empire," ISBN-13: 9780141927329 0141927321, 2003.