Pedro Ñancúpel

Pedro María Ñancúpel Alarcón (Terao, 1837 – Castro, 11 November 1888) was a pirate and outlaw active in the archipelagoes of Chiloé, Guaitecas and other places in the fjords and channels of Patagonia in the 1880s. Ñancupel was captured in Melinka in 1886 and bought into justice in Ancud the same year.[1][2] After escaping from detainment in Ancud he was captured once again and executed by firing squad on November 11, 1888.[2] He was said at the time to have killed 99 persons.[2]

References

  1. Marín Lleucún, Alejandro (2015). "Puerto Gala y Puerto Gaviota (1985-1993): Una mirada desde el triángulo de la violencia" [Port of Gala and Port of Gaviota (1985-1993): A look from the triangle of violence]. Magallania (in Spanish). 43 (2). Retrieved January 10, 2019.
  2. Cárdenas Álvarez, Renato (January 17, 2005). "La historia del pirata chilote Pedro Ñancúpel" (in Spanish). El Llanquihue. Retrieved January 10, 2019. Cuando es capturado en Melinka ya era una leyenda porque había evadido la persecución.
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