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Luis Enrique Canelo Maureira

Obrero — 22 years old.

Background

StatusNational Commission for Reparation and Reconciliation Violation of Human Rights
DateJanuary 2, 1974
LocationViña del Mar, Viña del Mar, V Valparaíso
Age22 years old
OccupationObrero
AffiliationSin Militancia

Case summary

Luis Enrique Canelo Maureira, a 22-year-old laborer with no political affiliation, was executed by State agents on January 2, 1974. He was arrested at his home in Viña del Mar by a military patrol and died from multiple gunshot wounds while in their custody.

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Museo de la Memoria y los Derechos Humanos[1]

Luis Enrique Canelo Maureira died that day at 2:45 a.m. from multiple gunshot wounds, two of which were abdominal, causing destruction of the intestinal loops and vascular injuries, as certified by the Medical Death Certificate from the Legal Medical Institute.

Eyewitnesses stated that Luis Enrique Canelo was detained that day at his home located in Miraflores Alto by a military patrol belonging to the Coraceros Regiment. According to information gathered during the investigation, uniformed personnel delivered his body to the Gustavo Fricke Hospital, from where it was sent to the Legal Medical Institute.

Considering the evidence gathered and the investigation conducted by this Corporation, the Superior Council reached the conviction that Luis Enrique Canelo Maureira was executed by State agents, outside of any legal process and while he was in detention, and declared him a victim of human rights violations.

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How to cite this record

DondeEstan.cl (2026). Luis Enrique Canelo Maureira. Retrieved on June 4, 2026, from https://dondeestan.cl/record/luis-enrique-canelo-maureira. Original sources: Museum of Memory (https://interactivos.museodelamemoria.cl/victims/?p=2577).