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Luis Alberto Marchant

Suplementero — 44 years old.

Background

StatusValech-Rettig Commission Violation of Human Rights
DateSeptember 13, 1973
LocationSantiago, RM Metropolitana
Age44 years old
OccupationSuplementero
AffiliationSin Militancia
Date of Birth ,
Place of BirthSantiago
NationalityChilean
National ID (RUT)2.746.256-1

Case summary

Luis Alberto Marchant was a 44-year-old newspaper vendor with no political affiliation who was forcibly disappeared on September 13, 1973, after being detained by a military patrol in Santiago. He was captured and beaten while leaving for work with his son in the Independencia sector, and has remained disappeared since then as a victim of State agents.

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Museo de la Memoria y los Derechos Humanos[1]

On September 13, 1973, Luis Alberto MARCHANT MARCHANT, 43 years old, a newspaper vendor, was forcibly disappeared from his home.

On the day in question, he left his home to work with one of his sons in the area of Avda. Independencia. He was detained by a military patrol, beaten, and placed into a vehicle heading south. He has been missing ever since.

Having verified the detention, the Commission formed the conviction that he is forcibly disappeared and is a victim of human rights violations, attributable to the actions of State agents.

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MemoriaViva[2]

On September 13, 1973, Luis Alberto MARCHANT MARCHANT, 43 years old, a newspaper vendor, disappeared from his home. On the day in question, he left his home to work with one of his sons in the Avda. Independencia sector.

He was detained by a military patrol, beaten, and placed into a vehicle heading south. He has been forcibly disappeared ever since. Having verified the detention, the Commission formed the conviction that he is forcibly disappeared and is a victim of human rights violations, attributable to the actions of State agents.

Source: (Rettig Report)

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How to cite this record

DondeEstan.cl (2026). Luis Alberto Marchant. Retrieved on June 4, 2026, from https://dondeestan.cl/record/luis-alberto-marchant. Original sources: Museum of Memory (https://interactivos.museodelamemoria.cl/victims/?p=2416), Memoria Viva (https://memoriaviva.com/detenidos-desaparecidos/marchant-marchant-luis-alberto).