Alvarado is a station on Line 1 of the

Madrid Metro The Madrid Metro (Spanish: ''Metro de Madrid'') is a rapid transit system serving the city of Madrid, capital of Spain. The system is the 14th longest rapid transit system in the world, with a total length of . Its growth between 1995 and 200 ...

which opened on 3 June 1929. It is located in Zone A. It is named for the Calle de Alvarado, named in turn for

Pedro de Alvarado Pedro de Alvarado (; 1485 – 4 July 1541) was a Spanish conquistador, ''conquistador'', ''adelantado,'' governor and Captaincy General of Guatemala, captain general of Guatemala.Lovell, Lutz and Swezey 1984, p. 461. He participated in the c ...

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Line 1 (Madrid Metro) stations Railway stations in Spain opened in 1929 Buildings and structures in Tetuán District, Madrid {{Madrid-metro-stub