Pedro de Alvarado (c. 1485-1541) was a Spanish conquistador who became the first governor of Guatemala in 1527. Living an extraordinary life of adventure, Alvarado participated in separate expeditions to Mexico, Central America, South America, and finally, North America. He is best known today for leading the conquistadors who defeated the Quiché and Cakchiquel Maya.
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c. 1485 - 1541Life of the Spanish conquistador Pedro de Alvarado.
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c. 1485The conquistador Pedro de Alvarado is born in Badajoz, Spain.
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1520 - 1522Pedro de Alvarado particpates in the conquest of the Aztec Empire.
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1523 - 1524The conquistador Pedro de Alvarado leads the conquest of the Maya in Guatemala.
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Jul 1524The Battle of Utatlan in which the last Maya resistance is crushed by the conquistador Pedro de Alvarado. Traditional date of the end of the Maya Civilization.
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1525 - 1528The conquistador Pedro de Alvarado leads the conquest of El Salvador.
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1527Pedro de Alvarado is offically made the governor of Guatamala.
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1534Pedro de Alvarado leads an expedition of conquistadors to Ecuador and Peru.
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1536The conquistador Pedro de Alvarado quells a rebellion against Spanish rule in Honduras.
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1538The Spanish conquistador Pedro de Alvarado is made the governor of Honduras.
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1540Pedro de Alvarado joins an expedition led by Francisco Vásquez de Coronado to explore North America.
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Jun 1541 - Jul 1541Pedro de Alvarado dies near Guadalajara, Mexico after his horse falls on him.
