Pedro De Valdivia
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 471 years ago |
Date of birth | April 17,1497 |
Zodiac sign | Aries |
Born | Villanueva De La Serena |
Spain | |
Date of died | December 25,1553 |
Died | Chile |
Spouse | Marina Ortiz de Gaete |
Prime Minister | Pedro de la Gasca |
Battles and wars | Italian Wars |
Battle of Pavia | |
Sack of Rome | |
Parents | Pedro Oncas de Melo |
Isabel Gutiérrez de Valdivia | |
Nationality | Spanish |
Year of servic | 1520–1553 |
Previous position | Royal Governor of Chile (1548–1553), Royal Governor of Chile (1540–1547) |
Battleswar | Italian Wars > Battle |
Sack of Rome | |
Date of Reg. | |
Date of Upd. | |
ID | 789427 |
Pedro De Valdivia Life story
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.