Pedro de Valdivia

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Spanish conquistador colonial governor human military officer

Pedro de Valdivia was a 16th-century Spanish conquistador best known for leading the conquest of Chile and establishing its colonial capital.

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Spanish conquistador → colonial governor → human → military officer →
capturedBy	Mapuche warriors →
causeOfDeath	killed by Mapuche warriors →
centuryOfActivity	16th century →
commemoratedBy	Chilean place names → Plaza de Armas statue in Santiago →
conflict	Arauco War →
countryOfCitizenship	Crown of Castile → Spain →
dateFounded	1541-02-12 →
dateOfBirth	c. 1497 →
dateOfDeath	1553-12-25 →
ethnicGroup	Spaniards →
founded	Santiago de Chile → Santiago de Nueva Extremadura →
languageSpoken	Spanish →
legacy	considered founder of the city of Santiago → key figure in early colonial history of Chile →
mannerOfDeath	execution → killed in action →
militaryRank	captain →
monarch	Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor → Philip II of Spain →
notableFor	conquest of Chile → first Royal Governor of Chile → founding Santiago de Chile →
occupation	colonial administrator → conquistador → soldier →
opponent	Mapuche people →
participatedIn	Italian Wars → conquest of Peru →
placeOfBirth	Crown of Castile → Extremadura → Villanueva de la Serena →
placeOfDeath	Captaincy General of Chile → Tucapel →
positionHeld	Captain General of Chile → Royal Governor of Chile →
regionOfActivity	Chile → Italy → Peru →
religion	Roman Catholicism →
servedUnder	Diego de Almagro → Francisco Pizarro →
spouse	Marina Ortiz de Gaete →

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Concepción → Plaza de Armas → Santiago →	foundedBy
Colocolo →	associatedWithPeople
Cerro Santa Lucía →	associatedWithPerson
Spanish conquest of Chile →	commander
Extremadura →	historicallyAssociatedExplorer
Captaincy General of Chile →	officeHolder