Alvarado, Pedro de

1485 - Pedro de Alvarado was bornin Badajoz, Spain.

1510 - He went to Hispaniola.

1511 - He joined the expedition to Cuba and received a grant of land.

1518 - He held a command in the Juan de Grijalva expedition sent from Cuba against Yucatan.

1519 - He accompanied Hernan Cortes as Chief Lieutenant and second in command in the expedition for the conquest of Mexico.

1520 - He led the rear-guard on the 1st of July when the Spaniards had temporarily to retire before the Mexican uprising.

1521 - He was sent by Cortes to sieze Guatemala.

1522 - He became the city's first mayor.

1523 - He was engaged in the conquest of the highlands of Guatemala.

1524 - He led the first effort by Spanish forces to extend their dominion to the future El Salvador on June.

1534 - He heard tales of the riches of Peru and attempted to bring the province of Quito under his rule.

1535 - He sold his ships and munitions to Diego de Almagro.

1537 - He had the governorship of Honduras conferred upon him.

1539 - He arrived in Honduras.

1541 - He fought to suppress a major revolt by the Mixton natives of the Nueva Galicia region of Mexico. He died in Guadalajara, New Spain on the 4th of July.