Pedro de Valdivia, Spanish conquistador, conquered northern Chile (died 1553)

Pedro de Valdivia

Spanish conquistador

Pedro Gutiérrez de Valdivia or Valdiva was a Spanish conquistador and the first royal governor of Chile. After having served with the Spanish army in Italy and Flanders, he was sent to South America in 1534, where he served as lieutenant under Francisco Pizarro in Peru, acting…