The Carrera family of Chile became politically influential during the colonial period and played a significant role in the Chilean independence. They remained politically important throughout the 19th century.

Carrera family
Familia Carrera
Family
Arms of the Carrera family
CountryChile
Place of originBasque Country
Founded1620 (1620)
FounderJuan Ignacio de la Carrera Yturgoyen

Genealogy

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The children of Ignacio de la Carrera are known in Chilean history as the Hermanos Carrera (Carrera siblings). All except Javiera were military commanders in the fight against Spanish reconquest:

  • Javiera Carrera (1771–1862), "Mother" of Chile, who sewed its first flag
  • Brigadier Juan José Carrera (1782–1818), independentist hero
  • General José Miguel Carrera (1785–1821), independentist leader, who governed Chile during its first period of independence, the Patria Vieja.
  • Colonel Luis Carrera (1791–1818), independentist hero

Other descendants also notable in their time:

The Carrera name has disappeared by way of marriage from Chilean society, but their descendants, who number in the few hundred, are socially, politically and financially prominent.

See also

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References

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Sources

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  • Vicuña Mackenna, Benjamín (1857). El Ostracismo de los Carreras (in Spanish). Santiago, Chile: Imprenta del Ferrocarril. p. 553.
  • "Genealogical chart of Carrera family" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on March 6, 2005. Retrieved 15 October 2008.