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Marcos Maturana
Marcos Maturana del Campo was a Chilean military and political figure who served in the Chilean War of Independence and the War of the Confederation.
Maturana was born in San Fernando, the son of Manuel Jesus Maturana Guzman and of Petronila del Campo. In 1818, (at the age of 16) he became a cadet of the Husares de la Muerte under Manuel Rodriguez, and participated in the Battle of Maipu, during the Chilean War of Independence. By 1820 he already was a second Lieutenant, and a member of the expedition to Peru, where he fought in the siege of Callao. ...
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