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Cristina del Carmen López Estay

Empleada — 28 years old.

Background

StatusValech-Rettig Commission Violence Political
DateSeptember 13, 1973
LocationSan Miguel, Santiago, RM Metropolitana
Age28 years old
OccupationEmpleada
AffiliationSin Militancia

Case summary

Cristina del Carmen López Estay, a 28-year-old employee, died on September 13, 1973, as a consequence of the political violence of the era. She was struck by a stray bullet two days earlier while passing by an altercation between Carabineros and workers from the Sumar industry in Santiago.

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Museo de la Memoria y los Derechos Humanos[1]

On September 13, 1973, Cristina del Carmen LOPEZ ESTAY, 28 years old, single, was killed.

On September 11, 1973, on Calle Vicuña Mackenna, in the area of the Sumar Industry, a shootout was taking place between Carabineros officers and workers from the Sumar Industry. Cristina López was passing through the area when she was struck by a bullet, passing away on September 13, 1973, at 11:00 hours.

This Commission has reached the conviction that this person was a victim of the political violence occurring at that time.

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Judicial Case Files[2]

Cristina López Estay

Politically Executed
Judge/Minister
  • Juez Ministra Marianela Cifuentes
Case roles
  • 382-2017
Region
  • Metropolitana De Santiago
Convicted in this case
  • Sobreseimiento

References

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How to cite this record

DondeEstan.cl (2026). Cristina del Carmen López Estay. Retrieved on June 4, 2026, from https://dondeestan.cl/record/cristina-del-carmen-lopez-estay. Original sources: Museum of Memory (https://interactivos.museodelamemoria.cl/victims/?p=1715), Judicial Case Files (https://expedientesdelarepresion.cl/causa/cristina-lopez-estay/).