from 1686 to 1688.

Biography

Bartolomé Gallardo was one of various sons of Francisco Gallardo and Bartolina Andrade y Oyarzún, both of whom belonged to the upper echelons of Chiloé's colonial society. From young age he pursued a military career and by 1674 he had reached the rank of sergeant major.

Gallardo's 1674-1675 expedition was ordered by the Viceroy of Peru Baltasar de la Cueva.

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