Tomás Yávar

Tomás Yávar
Birth nameTomás Segundo Yávar Ruiz de Cabrera
Born(1834-12-23)December 23, 1834
Santiago, Santiago Metropolitan Region, Chile
DiedJanuary 13, 1881(1881-01-13) (aged 46)
Department of Lima, Peru
Allegiance Conservative Republic
Liberal Republic
Branch Chilean Army
Years of service1847 – 1881
Rank Colonel
Battles / warsChilean Revolution of 1851
War of the Pacific

Tomás Segundo Yávar Ruiz de Cabrera (Santiago, December 23, 1834 – Department of Lima, January 13, 1881) was a Chilean cavalry colonel of the Chilean Army who was a war hero of the War of the Pacific before being killed at the Battle of San Juan and Chorrillos.