The Carrera family of

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became politically influential during the colonial period, and played a significant role in the Chilean Independence. They remained politically important throughout the 19th century. Their descendants make up the bulk of the Chilean upper-class .

Genealogy

* María Nicolasa de Valdés y de la Carrera (1733–1810), first

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* Ignacio de la Carrera (1747–1819), member of Chile's first ruling junta in 1810. 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 Francisca Xaviera Eudoxia Rudecinda Carmen de los Dolores de la Carrera y Verdugo (March 1, 1781 – August 20, 1862), better known as Javiera Carrera, was a Chilean independence activist. Together with her brothers José Miguel, Juan José and ...

(1771–1862), "Mother" of Chile, who sewed its first flag * Brigadier Juan José Carrera (1782–1818), independentist hero * General

José Miguel Carrera José Miguel Carrera Verdugo (; October 15, 1785 – September 4, 1821) was a Chilean general, formerly Spanish military, member of the prominent Carrera family, and considered one of the founders of independent Chile. Carrera was the most impor ...

(1785–1821), independentist leader, who governed Chile during its first period of independence, the ''Patria Vieja''. * Colonel

Luis Carrera Colonel Luis Florentino Juan Manuel Silvestre de los Dolores de la Carrera y Verdugo (1791 – April 8, 1818) was a Chilean military officer who fought in the Chilean War of Independence. Together with his brothers José Miguel and Juan José ...

(1791–1818), independentist hero Other descendants also notable in their time: * José Miguel Carrera Fontecilla (1821–1860), leader of the Chilean Civil War of 1851 * José Miguel Valdés Carrera (1837–1898), politician and several times minister * Luis Aldunate Carrera (1842–1908) politician and several times minister *

Ignacio Carrera Pinto Ignacio Carrera Pinto (February 5, 1848 – July 10, 1882) was a Chilean hero of the War of the Pacific. Carrera and his 77 men of the Fourth Company of Chacabuco are regarded in Chile as great heroes, and are commonly referred to as the ''"Héro ...

(1848–1882), soldier and hero of the

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during the

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. *

Manuel Carrera Pinto Manuel may refer to: People * Manuel (name) * Manuel (Fawlty Towers), a fictional character from the sitcom ''Fawlty Towers'' * Charlie Manuel, manager of the Philadelphia Phillies * Manuel I Komnenos, emperor of the Byzantine Empire * M ...

(1854–1895) politician * Federico Santa María Carrera (1845–1925) businessman and philanthropist * María Elena Carrera Villavicencio (1929), politician 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.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Carrera Family Chilean families Chilean families of Basque ancestry Political families of Chile +

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