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Ernesto Vergara Zuñiga

Mecánico Artillero Ex-marino — 29 years old.

Background

StatusValech-Rettig Commission Violence Political
DateJanuary 16, 1982
LocationPudahuel, Santiago, RM Metropolitana
Age29 years old
OccupationMecánico Artillero Ex-marino
AffiliationMIR

Case summary

Ernesto Enrique Zúñiga Vergara was a 29-year-old artillery mechanic and former marine, a militant of the MIR, who became a victim of political violence on January 16, 1982, in Pudahuel. His death is part of the crimes of the Chilean dictatorship that were judicially investigated by Judge Mario Carroza.

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Museo de la Memoria y los Derechos Humanos[1]

On January 16, 1982, according to information gathered by the Commission, at the intersection of Calle Teniente Cruz and José Joaquín Pérez, in Pudahuel, Ernesto ZUÑIGA VERGARA, 29 years old and a militant of the MIR, attempted to flee upon noticing the presence of CNI agents. A confrontation subsequently ensued with the agents pursuing him, as a result of which he was fatally wounded.

The Commission has reached the conviction that Ernesto Zúñiga is a victim of political violence.

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Judicial Case Files[2]

Caso Ernesto Enrique Zúñiga Vergara

Politically Executed
Judge/Minister
  • Mario Carroza
Case roles
  • 104326-2020
  • 305-2010
  • 5702-2018
Region
  • Metropolitana De Santiago
Convicted in this case
  • Jose Hernan Huaiquimil Uribe
  • Manuel Tibaldo Flores Jorquera
  • Martiniano Aris Fernandez

References

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How to cite this record

DondeEstan.cl (2026). Ernesto Vergara Zuñiga. Retrieved on June 4, 2026, from https://dondeestan.cl/record/vergara-ernesto-zuniga. Original sources: Museum of Memory (https://interactivos.museodelamemoria.cl/victims/?p=1531), Judicial Case Files (https://expedientesdelarepresion.cl/causa/caso-ernesto-enrique-zuniga-vergara/), Judicial Case Files (https://expedientesdelarepresion.cl/causa/caso-ernesto-enrique-zuniga-vergara/).