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Osvaldo Mario Muñoz Carrasco

Mayor Carabineros — 53 years old.

Background

StatusValech-Rettig Commission Violation of Human Rights
DateSeptember 11, 1973
LocationAntofagasta, II Antofagasta
Age53 years old
OccupationMayor Carabineros
AffiliationSin Militancia

Case summary

Osvaldo Mario Muñoz Carrasco, a 53-year-old Major in the Carabineros, was murdered on September 11, 1973, in Antofagasta. He was taken prisoner and executed by a subordinate who opposed the military coup, an act for which he was classified as a victim of human rights violations.

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Museo de la Memoria y los Derechos Humanos[1]

Antofagasta

Finally, on September 11 in the city of Antofagasta, two Carabineros died:

Osvaldo Mario MUÑOZ CARRASCO, 53 years of age, Major of Carabineros and Commissioner of the 4th Commissariat of that city; and

José Hector DAVILA RODRIGUEZ, 38 years of age, Captain and Sub-commissioner of the same unit.

On that day, both police officers were taken prisoner by a Carabinero assigned to that police unit, who was on duty and was a sympathizer of the Partido Socialista. For this reason, he opposed the military uprising and fired upon his superiors with his service weapon.

The evidence gathered allows for the conclusion that the officers were killed by a Carabinero who held them prisoner at his mercy.

Therefore, this Commission has formed the conviction that Major Osvaldo Muñoz and Captain José Dávila were victims of human rights violations.

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How to cite this record

DondeEstan.cl (2026). Osvaldo Mario Muñoz Carrasco. Retrieved on June 4, 2026, from https://dondeestan.cl/record/osvaldo-mario-munoz-carrasco. Original sources: Museum of Memory (https://interactivos.museodelamemoria.cl/victims/?p=1781).