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Killing of Pedro de Avendaño
- When
- July 1561
- Where
- Valley of Puren
Pedro de Avendaño and two other Spaniards were killed in the valley of Puren in July 1561.
During the brief interim governorship of Rodrigo de Quiroga, the hated encomendero and corregidor of Cañete, Pedro de Avendaño, was killed along with two other Spaniards. This event occurred in July 1561 in the valley of Puren and served as the immediate trigger for the subsequent rebellion.
Sources
- Arauco War Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-06
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