Juan Ignacio de la Carrera Yturgoyen, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Juan Ignacio de la Carrera Yturgoyen

naturalized Chilean politician from Basque Country

Date of Birth: 31-Jul-1620

Place of Birth: Alegia, Basque Country, Spain

Date of Death: 27-Mar-1682

Profession: politician

Nationality: Spain, Chile

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Juan Ignacio de la Carrera Yturgoyen (1620–1682) was a Chilean politician.
He was born on July 31, 1620, in Alegria de Oria, Gipuzkoa, Basque Country, Spain and died in Santiago, Chile, on March 27, 1682. He was the patriarch of the Carrera family, a family that had outstanding public participation during the nineteenth century, especially during the Independence of 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.