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Pedro de Alvarado

1485 - 1541

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Pedro de Alvarado (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈpeðɾo ðe alβaˈɾaðo]; c. 1485 – 4 July 1541) was a Spanish conquistador, adelantado, governor and captain general of Guatemala. He participated in the conquest of Cuba, in Juan de Grijalva's exploration of the coasts of the Yucatán Peninsula and the Gulf of Mexico, and in the conquest of the Aztec Empire led by Hernán Cortés. He is considered the conquistador of much of Central America, including Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, and parts of Nicaragua. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Pedro de Alvarado is the 264th most popular military personnel (up from 267th in 2019), the 202nd most popular biography from Spain (up from 204th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Spanish Military Personnel.

Pedro de Alvarado was a Spanish conquistador who was most famous for his role in the conquest of the Aztec Empire.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Pedro de Alvarado ranks 264 out of 2,058. Before him are Hugh Dowding, J. D. Tippit, Date Masamune, Tomoyuki Yamashita, Federico da Montefeltro, and Eumenes. After him are Louis-Gabriel Suchet, Karl-Otto Koch, Charles V, Duke of Lorraine, Wilhelm Burgdorf, Han Xin, and Sejanus.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1485, Pedro de Alvarado ranks 6. Before him are Hernán Cortés, Catherine of Aragon, Dragut, Giovanni da Verrazzano, and Thomas Cromwell. After him are Sebastiano del Piombo, Elizabeth of Denmark, Electress of Brandenburg, Clément Janequin, Sayyida al Hurra, Johannes Bugenhagen, and Balthasar Hubmaier. Among people deceased in 1541, Pedro de Alvarado ranks 4. Before him are Paracelsus, Francisco Pizarro, and Margaret Tudor. After him are Johann Georg Faust, Gazi Husrev-beg, Henry IV, Duke of Saxony, Jean Clouet, Margaret Pole, Countess of Salisbury, Francysk Skaryna, Bernard van Orley, and Andreas Karlstadt.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Pedro de Alvarado ranks 202 out of 3,355. Before him are Xabi Alonso (1981), Peter II of Aragon (1174), Luis de Góngora (1561), Philip, Duke of Parma (1720), Alfonso VII of León and Castile (1105), and Martin of Aragon (1356). After him are Leo Africanus (1494), Buenaventura Durruti (1896), Arnaldus de Villa Nova (1240), Raymond of Penyafort (1175), John I of Castile (1358), and Alfonso IX of León (1171).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Spain

Among military personnels born in Spain, Pedro de Alvarado ranks 4. Before him are Roland (736), Pedro de Valdivia (1497), and Juan Pujol García (1912). After him are José Sanjurjo (1872), Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba (1453), John of Austria the Younger (1629), Serena (365), Antonio Tejero (1932), Alonso Pérez de Guzmán y Sotomayor, 7th Duke of Medina Sidonia (1550), George Meade (1815), and Francisco Hernández de Córdoba (1475).

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