Alonso de Ovalle, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Alonso de Ovalle

Chilean Priest and historian

Date of Birth: 27-Jul-1603

Place of Birth: Santiago, Santiago Metropolitan Region, Chile

Date of Death: 01-Jan-1651

Profession: writer, priest, historian

Nationality: Spain

Zodiac Sign: Leo

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Alonso de Ovalle (Santiago; July 27, 1603 – Lima; May 1651) was a Chilean Jesuit priest and chronicler of Chilean history, author of the Historica relacion del Reyno de Chile y de las missiones y ministerios que exercita en él la Compañía de Jesus, describing the Conquest of Chile and the Arauco War.
He was great grandson of the Genoese sailor Juan Bautista Pastene.