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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A criminal case was initially filed against Alvarado on July 29, but prosecutors sent it back for additional investigation.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 23, 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
“At the end of last year, 80% of Venezuelans were pessimistic about the future,” says Angel Alvarado, a former opposition lawmaker now at the University of Pennsylvania.
From Barron's • Mar. 12, 2026
Text messages obtained by The Times through a public records request in December show that Fligiel, Alvarado and Everett were making plans to remove the equipment on Jan. 1.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 1, 2026
To seal the partnership, one of the four kings—Tlaxcala’s main military leader—betrothed his daughter to Pedro de Alvarado, Cortes’s sec- ond-in-command.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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