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Segundo del Carmen Lira Bravo

Gasfiter — 28 years old.

Background

StatusValech-Rettig Commission Violation of Human Rights
DateOctober 14, 1973
LocationSantiago, RM Metropolitana
Age28 years old
OccupationGasfiter
AffiliationSin Militancia

Case summary

Segundo del Carmen Lira Bravo, a 28-year-old plumber with no political affiliation, was detained by Army personnel during a raid in the población La Legua in early October 1973. He was subjected to political execution by state agents on October 14 of that year; his body was later found by his family at the Instituto Médico Legal with multiple gunshot wounds.

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Museo de la Memoria y los Derechos Humanos[1]

On October 14, 1973, Segundo del Carmen LIRA BRAVO, a 28-year-old plumber, was executed. At the beginning of that same month, he was detained in front of witnesses by Ejército personnel who were conducting a raid in the La Legua neighborhood.

Days later, his family found his body at the Instituto Médico Legal. He presented multiple gunshot wounds to the face, cranium, thorax, and abdomen, with exit wounds. According to the death certificate, his death occurred on October 14, 1973.

Bearing in mind the circumstances of the detention and death mentioned above, this Commission has reached the conviction that Segundo Lira Bravo was a victim of a human rights violation, having been executed by State agents.

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How to cite this record

DondeEstan.cl (2026). Segundo del Carmen Lira Bravo. Retrieved on June 4, 2026, from https://dondeestan.cl/record/segundo-del-carmen-lira-bravo. Original sources: Museum of Memory (https://interactivos.museodelamemoria.cl/victims/?p=1706).