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Pedro de Valdivia, conqueror and governor of Chile for Spain and founder of the cities of Santiago and Concepción. Valdivia served with distinction in the Spanish army in Italy and Flanders before being sent to South America in 1534. During the Peruvian civil war (1538), he fought with Francisco.

Pedro de Valdivia (Villanueva de la Serena, Extremadura, 17 de abril de 1497-Tucapel, Gobernación de Chile, 25 de diciembre de 1553) fue un militar y conquistador español de origen extremeño. Tras participar en diversas campañas militares en Europa, Valdivia viajó a América, formando parte de las huestes de Francisco Pizarro , gobernador ...

Pedro de Valdivia (ca. 1502-1553) was a Spanish conquistador and professional soldier. He fought in Europe and in the civil wars of Peru and initiated the conquest of Chile. Pedro de Valdivia was born in the district of La Serena in Estremadura. Joining the Spanish army early, he fought in Flanders and then at the battle of Pavia in 1525.

Al frente de un puñado de soldados, en 1540 el extremeño Pedro de Valdivia conquistó el territorio del actual Chile, pero 13 años después sucumbió a una emboscada de los mapuches. Historia de España Biografías Sergio Pinto Actualizado a 16 de noviembre de 2020 · 19:00 · Lectura: 7 min

Inés Suárez, ( Spanish pronunciation: [iˈnes ˈswaɾes]; c. 1507 – 1580) was a Spanish conquistadora who participated in the Conquest of Chile with Pedro de Valdivia, successfully defending the newly conquered Santiago against an attack in 1541 by the indigenous Mapuche . Early life Suárez was born in Plasencia, Extremadura, Spain in 1507. [1]

Pedro de Valdivia ( b. c. 1500; d. 1553), Spanish conquistador and founder of Chile. Before undertaking the expedition to Chile, Valdivia had already acquired extensive military experience. He entered the army in 1521, participated in the Spanish campaigns in Flanders and Italy, and fought in the battle of Pavia (24 February 1525).

Pedro Gutiérrez de Valdivia or Valdiva was a Spanish conquistador and the first royal governor of Chile. After serving with the Spanish army in Italy and Flanders, he was sent to South America in 1534, where he served as lieutenant under Francisco Pizarro in Peru, acting as his second in command.

Picture of Pedro de Valdivia, conquistador of Chile and founder of Valdivia After the demoralising Battle of Curalaba in 1598, in which an entire Spanish army was defeated and the Mapuches killed the governor , the Mapuches and Huilliches made a mass rebellion.