Juan Ignacio de la Carrera Yturgoyen
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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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.
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.
References
- ^ a b c "Person - Carrera Iturgoyen, Ignacio de la (1620-1682)". Portal de Archivos Españoles (in Spanish). Madrid, Spain: Ministerio de Cultura. Retrieved 10 October 2025.
- ^ a b c "Ignacio de Carrera Iturgoyen". Historia Hispánica (in Spanish). Madrid: Real Academia de la Historia. Retrieved 10 October 2025.
- ^ José Miguel Carrera Historical Research Institute (31 July 1994), Plaque celebrating the 374th Anniversary of Juan Ignacio de la Carrera Yturgoyen (in Spanish), Valdivia, Chile,
HOMENAJE DEL INSTITUTO "GRAL. JOSE M. CARRERA V." AL TATARABUELO DEL PROCER CAPITAN GENERAL IGNACIO DE LA CARRERA ITURGOYEN (NACIO EL 31 DE JULIO DE 1620 EN GUIPUZCOA Y FALLECIO EL 27 BE MARZO DE 1682 EN SANTIAGO) INICIADOR EN 1639 DE ESA GLORIOSA FAMILIA EN CHILE Y BRILLANTE GOBERNADOR DE VALDIVIA DE 1671 A 1673 EN EL 374° ANIVERSARIO DE SU NACIMIENTO VALDIVIA, 31 DE JULIO DE 1994.
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Ondarza O., Antonio S. (1959). Ascendientes y Descendientes del Procér Don José Miguel Carrera V. en Chile (PDF) (in Spanish). Santiago, Chile. Retrieved 12 October 2025.
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