Alvarado
[ ahl-vah-rah-thaw ]
/ ˌɑl vɑˈrɑ ðɔ /
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noun
A·lon·so de [ah-lawn-saw the], /ɑˈlɔn sɔ ðɛ/, c1490–1554, Spanish soldier in the conquests of Mexico and Peru: governor of Cuzco 1552?–54.
Pe·dro de [pe-thraw the], /ˈpɛ ðrɔ ðɛ/, 1495–1541, Spanish soldier: chief aide of Cortés in conquest of Mexico; governor of Guatemala 1530–34.
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