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Joaquín Segundo Montecinos Rojas

Mueblista — 44 years old.

Background

StatusValech-Rettig Commission Violence Political
DateOctober 11, 1973
LocationSantiago, RM Metropolitana
Age44 years old
OccupationMueblista
AffiliationSin Militancia

Case summary

Joaquín Segundo Montecinos Rojas, a 44-year-old cabinetmaker with no political affiliation, died from gunshot wounds on October 11, 1973. According to his family, he was detained by Carabineros on the same day during a raid in Santiago, and his death was classified as a consequence of the political violence of the era.

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Museo de la Memoria y los Derechos Humanos[1]

On October 11, 1973, Joaquín Segundo MONTECINOS ROJAS, a 44-year-old furniture maker, died.

According to the account provided by his family members, the victim had been detained that same day during a raid carried out by Carabineros in the Población San Ramón. Subsequently, they learned at the Instituto Médico Legal that Joaquín Montecinos's body had been admitted to that facility and that the cause of death was gunshot wounds, as stated in the corresponding certificate.

He had already been buried in section 29 of the Cementerio General.

The Commission, in consideration of the circumstances existing in the country at the time of the events, the cause of death, and taking into account that the prior detention of the victim could not be conclusively proven, reached the conviction that he died as a consequence of the prevailing political violence.

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Judicial Case Files[2]

Joaquín Montecinos Rojas

Politically Executed
Judge/Minister
  • Juez Ministra Marianela Cifuentes
Case roles
  • 14594-2019
  • 30-2009-g
  • 3144-2018
Region
  • Metropolitana De Santiago
Detention Centers
  • Subcomisaria De Carabineros De La Granja
Convicted in this case
  • Aquiles Bustamante Oliva
  • Hector Fernando Osses Yanez
  • Segundo Baldomero Llanos Amariles

References

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How to cite this record

DondeEstan.cl (2026). Joaquín Segundo Montecinos Rojas. Retrieved on June 4, 2026, from https://dondeestan.cl/record/joaquin-segundo-montecinos-rojas. Original sources: Museum of Memory (https://interactivos.museodelamemoria.cl/victims/?p=1872), Judicial Case Files (https://expedientesdelarepresion.cl/causa/joaquin-montecinos-rojas/).