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 | July 31, 1620 Alegria de Oria, Navarre |
| Died | March 27, 1682 Santiago, Chile |
| Profession | Soldier |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Spain |
| Rank | Maestre de campo |
| Battles/wars | Arauco War
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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.
He was born in Alegria de Oria, Gipuzkoa, Basque Country, Spain and died in Santiago, Chile.
He married Catalina de Elguea y Cáceres (granddaughter of the Judeo-converso Diego Garcia de Caceres), with whom he had ten children, including Miguel de la Carrera, ancestor of the Carrera family, and Mariana de la Carrera Elguea common trunk on the Montt family tree. He also had three illegitimate children.