MundoAndino Home : Andes Chile Guide at Mundo Andino
Fernando Baquedano
General Fernando Baquedano Rodriguez was a Chilean military and political figure who served in the Chilean War of Independence and the War of the Confederation.
Fernando Baquedano was born in Santiago, the son of Miguel Baquedano y Zebreros and of Isidora Rodriguez Rojas. In 1808, at the age of 12, he joined the ranks of the Queen's dragoons. Baquedano took part in the movement for independence from the very beginning, and during the Chilean War of Independence he served under both Jose Miguel Carrera and Bernardo O'Higgins in the siege of Chillan, and the battles of El Roble, Quirihue and ...
Continue reading the complete Fernando Baquedano's wikipedia entry
Need more information for your travel research or homework?
Ask your questions at the forum about Chilean Army generals or help others to find answers.
This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article Fernando Baquedano
