PEDRO DE See also:

• PEDRO DE ALVARADO (1495-1541)

ALVARADO (1495-1541)  , one of the See also:

• SPANISH

Spanish leaders in the See also:

• DISCOVERY

discovery and See also:

• CONQUEST

conquest of See also:

• AMERICA

America, was See also:

• BORN, IGNAZ, EDLER VON (1742–1791)

born at See also:

• BADAJOZ
• BADAJOZ (formerly sometimes written Badajos)

Badajoz about 1495 . He held a command in the expedition sent from See also:

• CUBA (the aboriginal name)

Cuba against See also:

• YUCATAN

Yucatan in the See also:

• SPRING (from " to spring," " to leap or jump up," " burst out," O. Eng., springau, a common Teut. word, cf. Ger. springer, possibly allied to Gr. QnrFpxecOac, to move rapidly)

spring of 1518, and returned in a few months, bearing reports of the See also:

• WEALTH

wealth and splendour of Montezuma's See also:

• EMPIRE

empire . In See also:

• FEBRUARY

February 1519 he accompanied Hernando See also:

• CORTES
• CORTES, HERNAN

Cortes in the expedition for the conquest of See also:

• MEXICO
• MEXICO (Span. Mejico, or Mexico,)
• MEXICO, FEDERAL DISTRICT OF
• MEXICO, GULF OF

Mexico, being appointed to the command of one of the eleven vessels of the See also:

• FLEET

fleet . He acted as Cortes's See also:

• PRINCIPAL

principal officer, and on the first occupation of the See also:

• CITY (through Fr. cite, from Lat. civitas)

city of Mexico was See also:

• LEFT

left there in See also:

• CHARGE
• CHARGE (through the Fr. from the Late Lat. carricare, to load in a carrus or wagon; cf. " cargo ")

charge . When the Spaniards had temporarily to retire before the Mexican uprising, See also:

• ALVARADO, PEDRO DE (1495-1541)

Alvarado led the See also:

• REAR

rear-guard (1st of See also:

• JULY

July 1520), and the See also:

• SALTO

Salto de Alvarado—a See also:

• LONG, GEORGE (1800-1879)
• LONG, JOHN DAVIS (1838– )

long leap with the use. of his See also:

• SPEAR (O. Eng. spere, O. H. Ger. sper, mod. Ger. speer, &c., cf. Lat. sparrs; probably related to " spar, " a beam)

spear, by which he saved his See also:

• LIFE

life—became famous . He was engaged (1523-24) in the conquest of See also:

• GUATEMALA (sometimes incorrectly written GUATIMALA)
• GUATEMALA, or GUATEMALA LA NUEVA (i.e. " New Guatemala," sometimes written Nueva Guatemala, and formerly Santiago de los Caballeros de Guatemala)

Guatemala, of which he was subsequently appointed See also:

• GOVERNOR (from the Fr. gouverneur, from gouverner, O. Fr. governer, Lat. gubernare, to steer a ship, to direct, guide)

governor by See also:

• CHARLES
• CHARLES (1270-1325)
• CHARLES (1421-1461)
• CHARLES (1525-1574)
• CHARLES (c. 1319-1364)
• CHARLES (Fr. Charles; Span. Carlos; Ital. Carlo; Ger. Karl; derived from O.H.G. Charal,latinized as Carolus, meaning originally " man ": cf. Mod.Ger., Kerl," fellow," A.S. ceorl, Mod. Eng. " churl ")
• CHARLES (KARL EITEL ZEPHYRIN LUDWIG; in Rum. CAROL)
• CHARLES [KARL ALEXANDER] (1712-1780)
• CHARLES, ELIZABETH (1828-1896)
• CHARLES, JACQUES ALEXANDRE CESAR (1746-1823)
• CHARLES, THOMAS (1755-1814)

Charles V . In 1534 he attempted to bring the See also:

• PROVINCE
• PROVINCE (Lat. provincia; perhaps a contraction of providentia)

province of See also:

• QUITO

Quito under his See also:

• POWER [WILLIAM GRATTAN] TYRONE (1797-1841)

power, but had to content himself with the exaction of a pecuniary See also:

• INDEMNITY (through Fr. indemnite, Lat. indemnis, free from damage or loss; in-, negative, and damnum, loss)

indemnity for the expenses of the expedition . During a visit to See also:

• SPAIN
• SPAIN (Espana)

Spain, three years later, he had the governorship of See also:

• HONDURAS

Honduras conferred upon him in addition to that of Guatemala . He died in Guatemala in 1541 .