Pedro Hernández de Córdova (? -?) was a Spanish soldier who was occupied in the

Arauco War The Arauco War was a long-running conflict between colonial Spaniards and the Mapuche people, mostly fought in the Araucanía region of Chile. The conflict began at first as a reaction to the Spanish conquerors attempting to establish cities a ...

. A Captain in fall of 1564, he led thirty soldiers in an attempt to reinforce Concepcion. Blocked by winter rains and the hostile Mapuche his force remained north of the

Maule River The Maule river or Río Maule ( Mapudungun: ''rainy'') is one of the most important rivers of Chile. It is inextricably linked to the country's pre-Hispanic (Inca) times, the country's conquest, colonial period, wars of Independence, modern hi ...

until spring of 1565 observing the frontier with the hostiles.Diego Barros Arana, Historia jeneral de Chile, Tomo II, pg. 345 He joined the army of Pedro de Villagra moving south and was with it at the defeat of the Mapuche in the Second Battle of Reinohuelén and in the Battle of Tulmillán and the subsequent months of mopping up operations to suppress the Mapuche revolt north of the Bio-Bio River. In later years he was taken prisoner by the Mapuches and was rescued at the beginning of 1606.

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Diego Barros Arana Diego Jacinto Agustín Barros Arana (; August 16, 1830 – November 4, 1907) was a Chilean professor, legislator, minister and diplomat. He is considered the most important Chilean historian of the 19th century. His main work ''General History o ...

Historia jeneral de Chile, Tomo II, R. Jover, Santiago, 1884
Original from Oxford University, Digitized Nov 2, 2007 *

José Toribio Medina José Toribio Medina Zavala (; October 21, 1852 - December 11, 1930) was a Chilean bibliographer, prolific writer, and historian. He is renowned for his study of colonial literature in Chile, printing in Spanish America and large bibliographies s ...

Diccionario biográfico colonial de Chile, Impr. Elziviriana, Santiago, 1906
PDF, pg. 404 Pedro Hernández de Córdoba {{DEFAULTSORT:Pedro Hernandez De Cordova People of the Arauco War Spanish soldiers