Adan del Carmen Cancino Armijo
Obrero — 30 years old.
Background
Adan del Carmen Cancino Armijo
Obrero — 30 years old.
Case summary
Adán del Carmen Cancino Armijo, a 30-year-old laborer with no political affiliation, was detained by State agents on January 13, 1976, during a joint operation by Carabineros and military personnel in the commune of Conchalí. After being taken from his home and transported to the "Las Siete Canchas" sector, all traces of him were lost, and he remains a forcibly disappeared person to this day.
Museo de la Memoria y los Derechos Humanos[1]
On the night of January 13, 1976, a joint operation was carried out by Carabineros officials and military personnel in the La Pincoya, Patria Nueva, and El Rodeo shantytowns, located in the Conchalí commune.
During said operation, several people were detained, among them Adán del Carmen CANCINO ARMIJO, who was apprehended at his home. He was taken, along with the other individuals, by bus to a place known as Las Siete Canchas, from where the detainees were subsequently released, with the exception of the victim, whose whereabouts have remained unknown since that date.
The Commission is convinced that his disappearance was the work of State agents, who thereby violated his human rights.
MemoriaViva[2]
Relatos de los Hechos
On the night of January 13, 1976, a joint operation was carried out by Carabineros officials and military personnel in the La Pincoya, Patria Nueva, and El Rodeo settlements, located in the commune of Conchalí.
During said operation, several people were detained, among them Adán del Carmen CANCINO ARMIJO, who was apprehended at his home and taken, along with the others, in buses to a place known as "Las Siete Canchas," from where the detainees were subsequently released, with the exception of the victim, whose whereabouts have been unknown since that date.
The Commission is convinced that his disappearance was the work of State agents, who thereby violated his human rights.
Source: (Rettig Report)
Relatos de los Hechos
Today, August 30, we commemorate the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances.
In our commune, we have a memorial that remembers the victims of the dictatorship, the majority of them political executions, but we also have those who were forcibly disappeared, among whom we can highlight Pedro José Vergara Inostroza, who was detained and forcibly disappeared on 27/4/1974; Carlos Alberto Carrasco Matus, who was tortured and forcibly disappeared on 14/3/1975; and Adán del Carmen Cancino Armijo, forcibly disappeared on 13/01/1976.
From the History of the La Pincoya settlement, we reaffirm our commitment to truth and justice for all the victims. Pincoyano embraces, History of the La Pincoya settlement.
Source: FACEBOOK AFDD
References
- 1Museum of Memoryhttps://interactivos.museodelamemoria.cl/victims/?p=1639
- 2