The Carrera family is a Chilean aristocratic and political family of Basque descent. Becoming politically influential during the colonial period, the Carrera family played a significant role in the Chilean independence and remained politically important throughout the 19th century.
Main branch
- Juan Ignacio de la Carrera Yturgoyen (1620âÂÂ1682) soldier, politician, governor and founder of the Carrera family in Chile; married Catalina de Elguea y Cáceres, the great-great-granddaughter of
- (1656âÂÂ) soldier and politician; married Isabel de los Reyes Cassaus
- (1674âÂÂ1720) soldier and politician; married Francisca Josefa Ureta Prado
- (1703âÂÂ1760) soldier and politician; married Francisca Javiera de las Cuevas y Valenzuela
- Ignacio de la Carrera y de las Cuevas (1747âÂÂ1819) soldier, politician and member of the First Government Junta of Chile; married Francisca de Paula Verdugo
- Javiera Carrera (1781âÂÂ1862) Chilean independence activist known for sewing the first national flag of Chile; first marriage to Manuel José de la Lastra; second marriage to (1761âÂÂ1826)
- (1803âÂÂ1869) politician; married MarÃÂa Dolores Valdivieso Cruzat
- Ignacio DÃÂaz de Valdés y Carrera (1808âÂÂ1864) soldier; married Rosario Videla Ledesma
- Juan José Pedro Carrera (1782âÂÂ1818) soldier and hero of the Chilean Independence; married (1797âÂÂ1833), Chilean Independence campaigner.
- José Miguel Carrera (1785âÂÂ1821) soldier, politician and hero of the Chilean independence; married Mercedes Fontecilla
- Rosa Carrera Fontecilla (1818âÂÂ1862); married (1794âÂÂ1844) politician
- Luis Aldunate Carrera (1842âÂÂ1908) lawyer and politician
- (1821âÂÂ1860) politician and soldier; married Emilia Pinto Benavente (1824âÂÂ1895)
- Ignacio Carrera Pinto (1848â 1882) soldier and hero of the War of the Pacific, depicted on the thousand peso banknote
- (1853âÂÂ1895) politician and Freemason
- Francisca Javiera Carrera Fontecilla (1816âÂÂ1886); married Francisco Javier Valdés Aldunate (1790âÂÂ1881)
- José Miguel Valdés Carrera (1837âÂÂ1898) Liberal Party politician and farmer; married Emilia La Jara Alliendeallier
- Luis Carrera (1791âÂÂ1818) soldier and hero of the Chilean independence
- Juan José Carrera Cuevas (1756âÂÂ1785) soldier
- Ana Francisca de Borja de la Carrera Ureta (1712âÂÂ1767): married Domingo Valdés González de Soberal (1695âÂÂ1767)
- MarÃÂa Nicolasa de Valdés y de la Carrera (1733âÂÂ1810) inaugural First Lady of Chile; married Mateo de Toro Zambrano y Ureta, 1st Count of La Conquista (1727âÂÂ1811), Royal Governor of Chile and inaugural President of the Government Junta
- Gregorio José de Toro, 2nd Count of La Conquista (1758âÂÂ1816) soldier and Royalist during the Chilean War of Independence
- Manuel MarÃÂa de Toro, 3rd Count of La Conquista (1798âÂÂ1818) soldier and Royalist during the Chilean War of Independence
- Damiana de la Carrera Cuevas (1748âÂÂ1834); married Francisco de Borja de Aráoz
- Dolores Aráoz Carrera (1780âÂÂ); married Manuel Antonio Figueroa Polo (1774âÂÂ1817) soldier, politician, civil servant and son of Tomás de Figueroa y Caravaca
- (1828â 1882) farmer and politician; married RosalÃÂa LarraÃÂn EcheverrÃÂa
- Javier ÃÂngel Figueroa (1862âÂÂ1945) lawyer and politician; married Inés Arrieta Cañas
- Emiliano Figueroa LarraÃÂn (1866âÂÂ1931) lawyer, politician and President of Chile; married Leonor Sánchez Vicuña
- JoaquÃÂn Figueroa LarraÃÂn (1863âÂÂ1929) lawyer and politician; married Elena Amunátegui Valdés
- (1789âÂÂ1857) politician; married Mercedes Baeza de la Cuadra
Other notable members
See also
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