Alvarado
Americannoun
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Alonso de c1490–1554, Spanish soldier in the conquests of Mexico and Peru: governor of Cuzco 1552?–54.
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Pedro de 1495–1541, Spanish soldier: chief aide of Cortés in conquest of Mexico; governor of Guatemala 1530–34.
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Then around 2:08 p.m., a caravan of additional police and federal vehicles pulled up to 6th and Alvarado and scores of officers spilled out.
From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026
He remained close to his baseball coach, Manny Alvarado.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026
In long-troubled MacArthur Park, the city last fall installed two rows of chain-link fences along once-bustling Alvarado Street to deter crime.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2026
Last month, Kordia was admitted to hospital for three days after having a seizure at the Alvarado, Texas, detention facility, where she also had fainting episodes.
From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026
He stayed under the boat all day and at night he emerged and went back to Alvarado Street.
From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck
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