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Death in Valparaíso
- When
- 1898–1899
- Where
- Valparaíso
Riro died in Valparaíso after being encouraged to drink heavily, with his men informed he had died of alcohol poisoning at Carlos Van Buren Hospital.
Riro ignored warnings from his people and went to Valparaíso in late 1898 or early 1899 to air his grievances to the Chilean government. During the evening, the king was encouraged to drink heavily. The next morning his men were informed that he had been sent to Carlos Van Buren Hospital, where he died of alcohol poisoning. No supplied passage gives a specific day or month of death.
Sources
- Riro Kāinga Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-26
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