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:
- August 29, 1540 — Acoma Pueblo[1]
- Taos Pueblo
- Cicuye