| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| Alvarado, Pedro de |
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| SYLLABICATION: | Al·va·ra·do |
| PRONUNCIATION: | l v -rä d , äl vä-rä th |
| DATES: | 14851541 |
| Spanish general and colonial administrator who took part in the conquest of Mexico and became governor of Guatemala (1530).
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