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Science Fair Projects - Pedro de Alvarado |
 | | Sent out by Hernan Cortés with 120 horsemen, 300 footsoldiers and several hundred Cholula and Tlascala auxiliaries, he was engaged in the conquest of the highlands of Guatemala from 1523 to 1527. |
 | | At first Alvarado allied himself with the Cakchiquiel nation in his conquest of their traditional rivals the Quiché nation, but his cruelties alienated the Cakchiquiel, and he needed several years to stamp out resistance in the region. |
 | | Pedro de Alvarado led the first effort by Spanish forces to extend their dominion to the future El Salvador in June 1524. |
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