Pedro de Alvarado

Pedro de Alvarado (c. 1485 – 4 July 1541) was a Spanish conquistador and governor of Guatemala. He is best known for his role in the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire, where he served as a lieutenant of Hernán Cortés. Alvarado is often remembered for his brutal tactics and the massacre of indigenous peoples, particularly the Mayans in Guatemala. His actions have left a controversial legacy, with some viewing him as a hero of Spanish conquest and others as a ruthless oppressor. In Spanish, his name is simply Pedro de Alvarado, while in Nahuatl, the language of the Aztecs, he was known as Tonatiuh (meaning "sun"). In English, he is often referred to as Pedro de Alvarado or Pedro de Alvarado y Contreras. Unfortunately, there is no direct translation for his name in Hebrew, as it is a proper noun.