Hernando de Alvarado

Hernando de Alvarado (d. 1540s), was a Spanish conquistador and explorer, lieutenant under Francisco Vázquez de Coronado and artillery officer in his army. In fall of 1540 he led a small exploratory military unit into the American Southwest, visiting several pueblos:
 * — Acoma Pueblo
 * Taos Pueblo
 * Cicuye