Juan Antonio Garretón (born in
Aragón,
Spain
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) was a Spanish army officer who served in different positions in
Colonial Chile and
Chiloé.
Garretón led Spanish forces based in
Valdivia
Valdivia (; Mapuche: Ainil) is a city and commune in southern Chile, administered by the Municipality of Valdivia. The city is named after its founder, Pedro de Valdivia, and is located at the confluence of the Calle-Calle, Valdivia, and ...
to victory in the
Battle of Río Bueno of 1759.
[Barros Arana, 1886, p. 310.] This battle was a break to a previous policy of befriending indigenous communities on behalf of the Spanish authorities in Valdivia.
[Urbina Carrasco, 2009, p. 174.]
Following his stay in Valdivia he served as
Royal Governor of Chiloé from 1761 to 1765.
Garretón had difficult relation with indigenous peoples and the Jesuits of Chiloé. His removal from the position of Royal Governor of Chiloé was related to his violation the
secrecy of correspondence of local
Jesuit
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s.
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Royal governors of Chiloé
1710s births
1782 deaths
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