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Created page with "'''Pedro de Valdivia''' lived from 1497 to 1553. He was a Spanish soldier born in Extremadura who was very important in his country's conquest of Chile where he f..."
'''Pedro de Valdivia''' lived from 1497 to 1553. He was a [[Spanish]] soldier born in [[Extremadura]] who was very important in his country's conquest of [[Chile]] where he founded the cities of [[Santiago]] (1541) [[La Serena]] (1544), [[Concepción (Chile)|Concepción]] (1550), [[Valdivia]] (1552) y [[La Imperial]] (1552) and planned the foundation of [[Villarrica]] y [[Angol|Los Confines (Angol)]].
He fought in the [[Revolt of the Comuneros]], the [[Italian Wars]], in [[Flanders]], and most importantly in the [[Arauco War]] where he died in the [[Battle of Tucapel]] where the [[Mapuche|mapuches]] took his heath once he was death to "incorporate his bravery".
He traveled to Chile with [[Inés Suárez]] a woman with whom he had a extramarital romance (His wife remained in Spain).
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[[Category:Chilean History]]
He fought in the [[Revolt of the Comuneros]], the [[Italian Wars]], in [[Flanders]], and most importantly in the [[Arauco War]] where he died in the [[Battle of Tucapel]] where the [[Mapuche|mapuches]] took his heath once he was death to "incorporate his bravery".
He traveled to Chile with [[Inés Suárez]] a woman with whom he had a extramarital romance (His wife remained in Spain).
{{DEFAULTSORT:Valdivia, Pedro de}}
{{Nb_explorers}}
[[Category:Age of Exploration]]
[[Category:Chilean History]]