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Julio Ismael Cavada Soto

Obrero Construcción — 24 years old.

Background

StatusValech-Rettig Commission Violence Political
DateOctober 20, 1973
LocationSantiago, RM Metropolitana
Age24 years old
OccupationObrero Construcción
AffiliationSin Militancia

Case summary

Julio Ismael Cavada Soto, a 24-year-old construction worker, died on October 20, 1973, due to multiple gunshot wounds. His body was found on a public street, and his death was recognized as a consequence of the political violence of the era, presumably by the actions of State agents.

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Museo de la Memoria y los Derechos Humanos[1]

On October 20, 1973, Julio Ismael CAVADA SOTO, a painter by trade, died.

According to the testimonies received, the victim's body was found by his father at the Instituto Médico Legal, where it had been sent after being discovered on a public thoroughfare on the north bank of the Mapocho River, alongside the body of Pedro Guevara.

It was established that the cause of death was multiple gunshot wounds and that the date of death was October 20. The body was ultimately buried in Patio 29 of the Cementerio General.

Based on the information obtained, and as the precise circumstances of the events remain unknown, the Commission reached the conviction that José Ismael Cavada Soto died as a result of the political violence of the era, presumably due to the actions of State agents.

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How to cite this record

DondeEstan.cl (2026). Julio Ismael Cavada Soto. Retrieved on June 4, 2026, from https://dondeestan.cl/record/julio-ismael-cavada-soto. Original sources: Museum of Memory (https://interactivos.museodelamemoria.cl/victims/?p=2195).