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... Wikipedia
Born: April 17, 1497, Villanueva de la Serena, Spain
Died: December 25, 1553 (age 56 years), Tucapel, Chile
Spouse: Marina Ortiz de Gaete (m. 1527–1553)
Nationality: Spanish
Parents: Isabel Gutiérrez de Valdivia and Pedro Oncas de Melo
Previous offices: Royal Governor of Chile (1548–1553) and Royal Governor of Chile (1540–1547)
Battles/wars: Italian Wars > Battle of Pavia; Sack of Rome;
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