Luis Gómez Carreño

Luis Esteban Gómez Carreño (26 January 1865, isla Guar – 6 January 1930) was a Chilean naval officer. He first joined the navy aged 15 on board the Huáscar, later serving as squadron commander-in-chief. He became director of the Naval School and Minister of War and the Navy under the September Junta.

Carreño was involved in a car accident on one of the bends of the 'El Olivar' road between Quilpué and Viña del Mar on 1 January 1930 and died 5 days later. He is buried in Cemetery Number 2 in Valparaíso.


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