Juan de Saavedra was a soldier in the command of

Diego de Almagro Diego de Almagro (; – July 8, 1538), also known as El Adelantado and El Viejo, was a Spanish conquistador known for his exploits in western South America. He participated with Francisco Pizarro in the Spanish conquest of Peru. While sub ...

.Prescott, W.H., 2011, The History of the Conquest of Peru, Digireads.com Publishing, In the first expedition to Chile in 1535, Almagro sent Saavedra to reconnoiter the coast of Chile in the ship that had brought reinforcements from Peru. Saavedra sailed as far as Alimapu, which he named ''

Valparaíso Valparaíso (; ) is a major city, seaport, naval base, and educational centre in the commune of Valparaíso, Chile. "Greater Valparaíso" is the second largest metropolitan area in the country. Valparaíso is located about northwest of Santiago ...

'' after the town of his birth in Spain. On his return from this expedition,

Hernando Pizarro Hernando Pizarro y de Vargas (; born between 1501 and 1508, died 1578) was a Spanish conquistador and one of the Pizarro brothers who ruled over Peru. Hernando was born in Trujillo, (Extremadura), Spain, son of Captain Gonzalo Pizarro y Rodr ...

attempted to enlist him in the Peruvian civil war, but Saavedra chose not to take sides. When he learned that

Cristóbal Vaca de Castro Cristóbal Vaca de Castro (c. 1492, Izagre, León, Spain – 1566, Valladolid, Spain) was a Spanish colonial administrator in Peru. Background Vaca de Castro's parents were Garci Diez de Castro and Guiomar Cabeza de Vaca. He studied law in Sal ...

had arrived in Peru as royal governor with full powers, he joined him. He distinguished himself at the

Battle of Chupas After the assassination of Francisco Pizarro, in retaliation for his father's execution in 1538, Diego de Almagro II, ''El Mozo'', continued to press claims as the rightful ruler of Peru and as leader of his father's supporters. His claims w ...

on 16 September 1542. He had three sons.

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