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Lorenzo de Arrau (1735 - 1781) was a Spanish engineer sent to Chile by King Carlos III of Spain.
He arrived to Chile in 1763, accompanying John Garland and Ambrosio O'Higgins,(future Marquis of Osorno and Viceroy of Perú) and father of Bernardo O'Higgins, the Father of the Chilean Independence. He married Ma.Isabel de Santa María Escobedo y Baeza, and they had six children: Juan. (single), Pedro Juan;estanciero,realista (ancestor of pianist Claudio Arrau), Clara, Juana, Cruz, Manuela Bárbara (nun).
His son Pedro Juan de Arrau y Santa Maria married Carmen Darroch del Solar, a descendant of Reverend John Darroch and Lady Anna Elizabeth Campbell.(Campbells of Glenorchy)
The origins of the Arraus can be found in the Basque Country, and further, in France.
His descendant among others was the chilean pianist Claudio Arrau.
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