Pedro de Alvarado
Spanish conquistador, explorer and condottiero · Spain · Historical Figures · Lived 1486 to 1541 · aged 55
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Something wrong?Pedro de Alvarado was a Spanish conquistador, adelantado, governor and captain general of Guatemala. He participated in the conquest of Cuba, in Juan de Grijalva's exploration of the coasts of the Yucatán Peninsula and the Gulf of Mexico, and in the conquest of the Aztec Empire led by Hernán Cortés.
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Hernán Cortés led the expedition against the Aztecs.
The remains of the "Castillo de Alvarado", Chamela, Jalisco
A page from the Lienzo de Tlaxcala showing the conquest of Quetzaltenango
Q'umarkaj was the capital of the K'iche' kingdom until it was burnt by Alvarado's forces.
The Tz'utujil kingdom had its capital on the shore of Lake Atitlán.Family
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Pedro de Alvarado was a Spanish conquistador, adelantado, governor and captain general of Guatemala. He participated in the conquest of Cuba, in Juan de Grijalva's exploration of the coasts of the Yucatán Peninsula and the Gulf of Mexico, and in the conquest of the Aztec Empire led by Hernán Cortés. He is considered the conquistador of much of Central America, including Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, and parts of Nicaragua.
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