Pedro de Alvarado

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Spanish conquistador colonial governor human military commander

Pedro de Alvarado was a Spanish conquistador best known for his brutal campaigns in Mexico and Central America and his role as a leading lieutenant of Hernán Cortés.

Aliases (3)

Statements (59)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Spanish conquistador → colonial governor → human → military commander →
allegiance	Spanish Empire →
causeOfDeath	injuries from horse accident →
countryOfCitizenship	Crown of Castile →
dateOfBirth	c. 1485 →
dateOfDeath	1541-07-04 →
employer	Spanish Crown →
ethnicGroup	Spaniard →
familyName	de Alvarado →
givenName	Pedro →
hasPart	founding of Spanish colonial cities in Guatemala →
involvedIn	subjugation of Kaqchikel Maya → subjugation of Kʼicheʼ Maya → wars against indigenous peoples of Central America →
knownFor	brutal campaigns in Central America → brutal campaigns in Mexico → massacre of Aztec nobles during Tóxcatl festival → role as leading lieutenant of Hernán Cortés →
languageSpoken	Spanish →
mannerOfDeath	accidental death →
name	Pedro de Alvarado →
notableCommander	Hernán Cortés →
notableWork	campaigns in Central America → conquest of Guatemala → expedition to El Salvador → expedition to Honduras → expedition to Quito region → massacre at Tóxcatl in Tenochtitlan → participation in conquest of Mexico →
occupation	conquistador → governor → soldier →
participantIn	Spanish conquest of El Salvador → Spanish conquest of Guatemala → Spanish conquest of Honduras → Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire → expedition to Quito → expeditions in Central America →
placeOfBirth	Badajoz → Crown of Castile → Extremadura →
placeOfDeath	Guadalajara → Nueva Galicia → Viceroyalty of New Spain →
positionHeld	Adelantado of Guatemala → Captain General of Guatemala → Governor of Guatemala →
religion	Roman Catholicism →
sexOrGender	male →
sibling	Diego de Alvarado → Gonzalo de Alvarado → Gómez de Alvarado → Hernando de Alvarado → Jorge de Alvarado →
spouse	Beatriz de la Cueva → Francisca de la Cueva →

Referenced by (9)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
La Noche Triste → Spanish conquest of Guatemala → Spanish conquest of Guatemala ("Jorge de Alvarado") → Spanish conquest of Guatemala ("Gonzalo de Alvarado") →	commander
Pedro de Alvarado ("de Alvarado") →	familyName
San Salvador →	founder
Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire →	hasCommander
Pedro de Alvarado →	name
Spanish conquistadors →	notableMember