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Pedro Humberto Bravo González

Obrero — 16 years old.

Background

StatusNational Commission for Reparation and Reconciliation Violation of Human Rights
DateSeptember 13, 1973
Locationla Cisterna, Santiago, RM Metropolitana
Age16 years old
OccupationObrero
AffiliationSin Militancia

Case summary

Pedro Humberto Bravo González, a 16-year-old laborer with no political affiliation, was murdered on September 13, 1973, in La Cisterna. He died from a gunshot wound fired by State agents, who opened fire excessively against a crowd waiting to buy bread before the curfew began.

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Museo de la Memoria y los Derechos Humanos[1]

Pedro Humberto Bravo González died that day at 18:00 hours, on a public thoroughfare at Calle 3 Poniente Nº 7573, in La Cisterna, due to a thoracic gunshot wound, as certified by the Medical Death Certificate from the Legal Medical Institute.

Nolberto Mauricio Riquelme Ramos died on the indicated day at 20:00 hours, at the Hospital Barros Luco in Santiago, due to organ perforation caused by an abdominal gunshot wound, as recorded in the Medical Death Certificate from the Legal Medical Institute.

Elizabeth del Carmen Venegas Muñoz passed away that day at the Hospital Barros Luco, due to an abdominal gunshot wound, as recorded in the Medical Death Certificate from the Legal Medical Institute.

According to eyewitness accounts, on September 13, at approximately 16:00 hours, Pedro Bravo, Nolberto Riquelme, and Elizabeth Venegas, along with other people, were waiting for their turn to make a purchase in front of a bakery in the José María Caro neighborhood.

As the curfew was approaching, the crowd began to grow impatient, which prompted the intervention of members of a military patrol and Carabineros, who struck some individuals and then began to fire, causing several people to flee. Pedro Bravo, Nolberto Riquelme, and Elizabeth Venegas were struck by gunfire while running along Calle Fernández Albano.

Considering the evidence gathered and the investigation conducted by this Corporation, the Superior Council declared Pedro Humberto Bravo González, Nolberto Mauricio Riquelme Ramos, and Elizabeth del Carmen Venegas Muñoz to be victims of human rights violations by State agents, who made excessive and unnecessary use of force.

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How to cite this record

DondeEstan.cl (2026). Pedro Humberto Bravo González. Retrieved on June 4, 2026, from https://dondeestan.cl/record/pedro-humberto-bravo-gonzalez. Original sources: Museum of Memory (https://interactivos.museodelamemoria.cl/victims/?p=3508).