Alvarado

[ ahl-vah-rah-thaw ]

/ ˌɑl vɑˈrɑ ðɔ /

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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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“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