Sofanor Parra
Sofanor Parra Hermosilla (20 October 1850 – 2 November 1925), was a Chilean military officer who served in the Chilean Army, in the cavalry branch, and who reached the rank of divisional general. He is known for having been in all the land campaigns of the War of the Pacific, participating in several military actions, as part of the Regiment Cazadores a Caballo, with which he gained great prestige in the Chilean Army. Family He was the son of José Luis Parra Sepúlveda and Narcisa Hermosilla y Godoy. He had four brothers: Abdón, Felisario, Abelardo and Matilde. Sofanor Parra married Clarisa Mujica Mardones at some point in his life. Early life Parra was born in the town of San Carlos, on 20 October 1850. His childhood was spent in the father's field, in the Ñuble River area, where he became accustomed to the use of the horse. As his family was of high social class, he received a good education at the Lyceum and at the Conciliar Seminary of Concepción. On 1 April 1867, when he had just turned sixteen, he entered as a cadet at the Military Academy of Santiago, with Colonel La Fuente being the head of the