Juan Ignacio de la Carrera Yturgoyen
Chilean politician (1620–1682)
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Juan Ignacio de la Carrera Yturgoyen (31 July 1620 – 27 March 1682) was a Spanish soldier known for his career in colonial administration of Chile and for being the original patriarch of the Carrera family, a family that had outstanding public participation during the nineteenth century, especially during the Independence of Chile.
31 July 1620
Juan Ignacio de la Carrera Yturgoyen | |
|---|---|
| Royal Governor of Chiloé | |
| In office 1650–1653 | |
| Monarch | Philip IV |
| Governor of Valdivia | |
| In office 1671–1673 | |
| Monarch | Charles II |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Juan Ignazio Karrera Iturgoien 31 July 1620 |
| Died | 27 March 1682 (aged 61) |
| Spouse |
Catalina de Elguea y Cáceres
(m. 1655; died 1677) |
| Children | 13 including Francisco Juan de la Carrera y Elguea José Miguel de la Carrera y Elguea |
| Relatives | Carrera family |
| Profession | Soldier |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Spanish Empire |
| Rank | Maestre de campo |
| Conflict |
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Early life
Carrera was born on 31 July 1620 in Alegia, Kingdom of Navarre (present-day, Basque Country, Spain) to Juan de la Carrera Lapaza and Francisca de Iturgoyen y Amasa.[1][2][3] Carrera was baptised on 31 August 1620.[2]
Carrera arrived in Concepción on 4 April 1639 whilst serving as retinue to Francisco López de Zúñiga, 2nd Marquess of Baides.[1][2][4]
Career
During his political career he held the following roles:
- Mayor of Santiago in 1655 during the Great Uprising
- Field Master of the Royal Army in 1656 and 1668.
- Encomendero of Peteroa and Malloa of March 26, 1656, (vacated by the death of Luis Jufré).
- Founding of Fort de la Encarnación in 1666
- Knight of the Order of Alcántara 1663
- Governor of the Royal Arms 1663, 1669
- Governor of Valdivia 1671–1673
- Mayor of Santiago in 1676.
Personal life
In 1655, Carrera married Catalina de Elguea y Cáceres, the great-great-granddaughter of Diego García de Cáceres, with whom he had ten children.[1] Carrera fathered three illegitimate children.
