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Francisco de Aguirre (conquistador)
Don Francisco de Aguirre was a Spanish conquistador who participated in the conquest of Chile.
Early life
The son of Hernando de la Rua and Constanza Menenses, he joined the army of Carlos V, participating in the Battle of Pavia and the assault on Rome in 1527. He moved to Peru, where he met Pedro de Valdivia, with whom he accompanied on his expedition of conquest in Chile (1540).
A close confidant of Valdivia, he quickly achieved a premier place in the new colony, being named the mayor of the first settlement of Santiago in (1541).
He was then made ...
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