Gómez de Alvarado
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Gómez de Alvarado y Contreras (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈɡomeθ ðe alβaˈɾaðoj konˈtɾeɾas]; 1482 – September 1542) was a Spanish conquistador and explorer. He was a member of the Alvarado family and the older brother of the famous conquistador Pedro de Alvarado.
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is de Alvarado and the second or maternal family name is Contreras.
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Capitán Gómez de Alvarado | |
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Birth name | Gómez de Alvarado y Contreras |
Nickname(s) | El Viejo |
Born | 1482 Badajoz, Crown of Castile |
Died | September 1542 (aged 59–60) Vilcashuamán, Viceroyalty of Peru |
Allegiance | Spanish Empire |
Years of service | 1510–1542 |
Battles/wars | Spanish colonization of the Americas |
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Alvarado participated in the Spanish colonization of the Americas beginning in 1510. He held the rank of captain of the cavalry and served in the Spanish campaigns against the Aztec Empire, the Maya in Guatemala and El Salvador, and the Inca Empire. He founded the Peruvian city of Huánuco in 1539 and died of an illness shortly following the Battle of Chupas in 1542.