 In his easy recourse to violence, Alvarado was a product of his time, and Alvarado was not the only "conquistador" to have resorted to such actions.Hernán Cortés and Francisco Pizarro carried out deeds of similar cruelty, but have not attracted as much criticism as Alvarado.Pedro de Alvarado was born in 1485 in the town of Badajoz, Extremadura.