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Pedro Mateluna Cariaga

Carabinero — 23 years old.

Background

StatusValech-Rettig Commission Violation of Human Rights
DateSeptember 13, 1973
LocationEstación Central, Santiago, RM Metropolitana
Age23 years old
OccupationCarabinero
AffiliationSin Militancia

Case summary

Pedro Angel Cariaga Mateluna was a 23-year-old Carabineros officer who died on September 13, 1973, in Estación Central, Santiago. He died after being shot while on duty at the 11ª Comisaría de Carabineros, which was attacked from the Escuela de Artes y Oficios in a context of political violence.

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Museo de la Memoria y los Derechos Humanos[1]

In the Estación Central sector, Carabineros officer Pedro Angel CARIAGA MATELUNA, 23 years of age, died. He was on duty at the 11th Carabineros Precinct of Santiago, under the Southern Prefecture (currently the 21st Precinct), when it was attacked from the School of Arts and Crafts, resulting in a confrontation.

Pedro Cariaga was then struck by the attackers' gunfire, falling victim to the situation of political violence.

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How to cite this record

DondeEstan.cl (2026). Pedro Mateluna Cariaga. Retrieved on June 4, 2026, from https://dondeestan.cl/record/mateluna-pedro-cariaga. Original sources: Museum of Memory (https://interactivos.museodelamemoria.cl/victims/?p=2181).