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title: Death of Pedro de Alvarado
author: Unknown Artist
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/16117/death-of-pedro-de-alvarado/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 2022-07-06
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# Death of Pedro de Alvarado
_Authored by Unknown Artist_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/16117.png)
## Image Caption
A scene from the 16th-century Codex Telleriano-Remensis showing the [death](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Death/) of [Pedro de Alvarado](https://www.worldhistory.org/Pedro_de_Alvarado/) (c. 1485-1541), the Spanish [conquistador](https://www.worldhistory.org/Conquistador/) who became the first governor of Guatemala in 1527. Alvarado was killed in Mexico when his horse fell on top of him. (National Library of France, [Paris](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/paris/))
## Cite This Work
### APA
Artist, U. (2022, July 06). Death of Pedro de Alvarado. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Artist, Unknown. "Death of Pedro de Alvarado." *World History Encyclopedia*, July 06, 2022. .
### MLA
Artist, Unknown. "Death of Pedro de Alvarado." *World History Encyclopedia*, 06 Jul 2022, .
## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Pedro_de_alvarado_telleriano_remensis.jpg) by [**Unknown Artist**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Pedro_de_alvarado_telleriano_remensis.jpg). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 06 July 2022. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Public Domain](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain). This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.