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.
Example Sentences
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Quarterback Daynian Alvarado scored the Falcons’ other two touchdowns on runs of one and 13 yards.
From Los Angeles Times
“Whether the corporation wants to admit it or not, Home Depot has become ground zero for this cruel, vicious immigration enforcement that’s taking place in our country,” said Pablo Alvarado, NDLON’s co-executive director.
From Los Angeles Times
The directors David Alvarado and Jason Sussberg document that tricky career shift as Nye changes from an innocuous fellow with a perpetual smile and bow tie into a surprisingly polarizing political lightning rod.
From New York Times
Friday in front of the Mexican Consulate in Los Angeles, followed by a procession to 7th and Alvarado streets in the MacArthur Park area.
From Los Angeles Times
On Tuesday the three men’s names — Dikson Aron Cordova, Edin Josue Umaña and Jesús Adony Alvarado — were among those to appear on the government’s list of victims without any details of whether they were alive.
From Seattle Times
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