Alvarado

[ ahl-vah-rah-thaw ]

/ ˌɑl vɑˈrɑ ðɔ /

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noun

A·lon·so de

[ah-lawn-sawthe], /ɑˈlɔn sɔ ðɛ/, c1490–1554, Spanish soldier in the conquests of Mexico and Peru: governor of Cuzco 1552?–54.

Pe·dro de

[pe-thrawthe], /ˈpɛ ðrɔ ðɛ/, 1495–1541, Spanish soldier: chief aide of Cortés in conquest of Mexico; governor of Guatemala 1530–34.

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How to use Alvarado in a sentence

Alvarado said this week that she and her boyfriend hadn’t resettled in the area since and instead have set up camp on Caltrans-owned property near Chicano Park where San Diego officers can’t crack down.
Homeless Enforcement Continues On Gloria’s Watch|Lisa Halverstadt|October 21, 2021|Voice of San Diego
Alvarado said police told her to move her belongings across the street before an August city clean-up operation or be ticketed.
Homeless Enforcement Continues On Gloria’s Watch|Lisa Halverstadt|October 21, 2021|Voice of San Diego
A group called the BIPOC Educators Association of North County attacked the Vista chapter of the Parent Association, saying it had directed its members to harass and racially target Alvarado.
School Boards Are Losing it|Will Huntsberry|July 14, 2021|Voice of San Diego
Alvarado, the BIPOC Educators Association and the Vista teachers union said opening schools was unsafe.
School Boards Are Losing it|Will Huntsberry|July 14, 2021|Voice of San Diego

While Alvarado is now a dedicated advocate for the need to protect your skin from sun damage, when she was growing up that wasn’t always the case.
Why Are Sunscreen Ads Ignoring, and Failing, People of Color?|Kristopher Fraser|May 28, 2021|The Daily Beast
“We searched all the impound lots in the city, and there they were,” Alvarado said.
Mexico’s Murderous SWAT Teams|Jason McGahan|November 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Raquel Alvarado is the mother of the three young Americans killed.
Mexico’s Murderous SWAT Teams|Jason McGahan|November 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In October, Alvarado and Martinez pleaded guilty in federal court and were sentenced to 30 years.
Montana’s Real-Life Walter White|Michael Daly|December 20, 2013|DAILY BEAST
On March 11, Idaho State Police pulled over Alvarado and found three pounds of meth along with a pound of cocaine in the car.
Montana’s Real-Life Walter White|Michael Daly|December 20, 2013|DAILY BEAST
With his right eye closed, Alvarado was looking like a gargoyle and there was nothing left in his offensive tank.
Boxers, Be Brave and Quit Before Your Brain Turns to Mush|Gordon Marino|October 25, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The same has been said of Don Juan de Alvarado, ex-fiscal, and that is known throughout the country as a public matter.
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume XX, 1621-1624|Various
The first, founded by Alvarado, was on the very spot where he fought the battle which made him conqueror.
Guatemala, the country of the future|Charles M. Pepper
For seventeen years Alvarado kept the Indians at work building a new capital on the site of their old one.
Guatemala, the country of the future|Charles M. Pepper
Alvarado and his three hundred Spanish soldiers were nearly a year in making the journey through the forest.
Guatemala, the country of the future|Charles M. Pepper
There was not a braver soldier, a fiercer fighter, or a more resolute man in the following of Cortes than Pedro de Alvarado.
South American Fights and Fighters|Cyrus Townsend Brady