Beatriz de la Cueva
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Beatriz de la Cueva de Alvarado, nicknamed "La Sinventura" was a Spanish noblewoman from Úbeda in Andalucia who became the governor of the Spanish colony of Guatemala for a few days in September 1541,
Beatriz de la Cueva de Alvarado
The Volcán de Agua, seen from Ciudad Vieja, the former Santiago de los Caballeros de Guatemala until the disaster of 1541 resulted in its relocation
Memorial stone placed in 1960 in the ruins of the cathedral of Antigua Guatemala to mark the tomb of Pedro de Alvarado, Beatriz de la Cueva, Leonor de Alvarado and Francisco de la Cueva, among others.
Pedro de Alvarado
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Pedro de Alvarado was a Spanish conquistador, adelantado, governor and captain general of Guatemala. He participated in the conquest of Cuba, in Juan de Grijalva's exploration of the coasts of the Yuc
Beatriz de la Cueva
…of her brothers died in battle in Algiers. Her sister Francisca was a maid of honour to King Charles I's sister Eleanor and wife of the conquistador Pedro de Alvarado. After Francisca died, her former husband Alvarado returned to Spain and married Beatriz on 17 October 1538. The marriage required papal authorisation…
Portrait of the adelantado Pedro de Alvarado found in Archivo General de Indias, painted by Tomás Povedano (early 20th century)
Juan de Grijalva
The coast of Cozumel was Alvarado's first sight of Yucatán.