alvarado

noun

1. A·lon·so de [ah-lawn-saw th e] /ɑˈlɔn sɔ ðɛ/, c1490–1554, Spanish soldier in the conquests of Mexico and Peru: governor of Cuzco 1552?–54.
2. Pe·dro de [pe–th raw th e] /ˈpɛ ðrɔ ðɛ/, 1495–1541, Spanish soldier: chief aide of Cortés in conquest of Mexico; governor of Guatemala 1530–34.