Pedro de Alvarado
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Pedro de Alvarado was a Spanish conquistador best known for his brutal campaigns in Mexico and Central America and his role as a leading lieutenant of Hernán Cortés.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pedro de Alvarado canonical | 18 |
| Gonzalo de Alvarado | 1 |
| Jorge de Alvarado | 1 |
| de Alvarado | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T156460 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Pedro de Alvarado Context triple: [Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire, hasCommander, Pedro de Alvarado]
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A.
Hernán Cortés
Hernán Cortés was a Spanish conquistador best known for leading the expedition that caused the fall of the Aztec Empire and brought large portions of mainland Mexico under Spanish rule in the early 16th century.
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B.
Francisco Pizarro
Francisco Pizarro was a Spanish conquistador best known for leading the expedition that conquered the Inca Empire in the early 16th century.
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C.
Pedro de Valdivia
Pedro de Valdivia was a 16th-century Spanish conquistador best known for leading the conquest of Chile and establishing its colonial capital.
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D.
Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada
Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada was a 16th-century Spanish conquistador best known for leading the expedition into the Colombian interior that resulted in the establishment of Bogotá and the conquest of the Muisca people.
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E.
Cortes of Spain
The Cortes of Spain is the historical name for Spain’s national legislative assembly, which served as the kingdom’s representative parliament responsible for enacting laws and approving major state decisions.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Pedro de Alvarado Target entity description: Pedro de Alvarado was a Spanish conquistador best known for his brutal campaigns in Mexico and Central America and his role as a leading lieutenant of Hernán Cortés.
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A.
Hernán Cortés
Hernán Cortés was a Spanish conquistador best known for leading the expedition that caused the fall of the Aztec Empire and brought large portions of mainland Mexico under Spanish rule in the early 16th century.
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B.
Francisco Pizarro
Francisco Pizarro was a Spanish conquistador best known for leading the expedition that conquered the Inca Empire in the early 16th century.
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C.
Pedro de Valdivia
Pedro de Valdivia was a 16th-century Spanish conquistador best known for leading the conquest of Chile and establishing its colonial capital.
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D.
Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada
Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada was a 16th-century Spanish conquistador best known for leading the expedition into the Colombian interior that resulted in the establishment of Bogotá and the conquest of the Muisca people.
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E.
Cortes of Spain
The Cortes of Spain is the historical name for Spain’s national legislative assembly, which served as the kingdom’s representative parliament responsible for enacting laws and approving major state decisions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (59)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Spanish conquistador
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colonial governor ⓘ human ⓘ military commander ⓘ |
| allegiance | Spanish Empire ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | injuries from horse accident ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Crown of Castile ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | c. 1485 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1541-07-04 ⓘ |
| employer |
Spanish monarchy
ⓘ
surface form:
Spanish Crown
|
| ethnicGroup | Spaniard ⓘ |
| familyName |
Pedro de Alvarado
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
de Alvarado
|
| givenName | Pedro ⓘ |
| hasPart | founding of Spanish colonial cities in Guatemala ⓘ |
| involvedIn |
subjugation of Kaqchikel Maya
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subjugation of Kʼicheʼ Maya ⓘ wars against indigenous peoples of Central America ⓘ |
| knownFor |
brutal campaigns in Central America
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brutal campaigns in Mexico ⓘ massacre of Aztec nobles during Tóxcatl festival ⓘ role as leading lieutenant of Hernán Cortés ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | Spanish ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | accidental death ⓘ |
| name | Pedro de Alvarado self-link ⓘ |
| notableCommander | Hernán Cortés ⓘ |
| notableWork |
campaigns in Central America
ⓘ
Spanish conquest of Guatemala ⓘ
surface form:
conquest of Guatemala
expedition to El Salvador ⓘ expedition to Honduras ⓘ expedition to Quito region ⓘ massacre at Tóxcatl in Tenochtitlan ⓘ participation in conquest of Mexico ⓘ |
| occupation |
conquistador
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governor ⓘ soldier ⓘ |
| participantIn |
Spanish conquest of El Salvador
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Spanish conquest of Guatemala ⓘ Spanish conquest of Honduras ⓘ Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire ⓘ expedition to Quito ⓘ expeditions in Central America ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Badajoz
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Crown of Castile ⓘ Extremadura ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Guadalajara
ⓘ
Nueva Galicia ⓘ Viceroyalty of New Spain ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Adelantado mayor
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surface form:
Adelantado of Guatemala
Captain General of Guatemala ⓘ Governor of Guatemala ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sibling |
Diego de Alvarado
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Jorge de Alvarado ⓘ
surface form:
Gonzalo de Alvarado
Gómez de Alvarado ⓘ Diego de Alvarado ⓘ
surface form:
Hernando de Alvarado
Jorge de Alvarado ⓘ |
| spouse |
Beatriz de la Cueva
ⓘ
Beatriz de la Cueva ⓘ
surface form:
Francisca de la Cueva
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Subject: Pedro de Alvarado Description of subject: Pedro de Alvarado was a Spanish conquistador best known for his brutal campaigns in Mexico and Central America and his role as a leading lieutenant of Hernán Cortés.
Referenced by (21)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.