Ignacio de La Carrera

Ignacio De La Carrera

Ignacio de la Carrera y Cuevas (1747–1819) was a Chilean aristocrat, member of the First Government Junta of Chile, and father of the Carrera brothers, who were some of the most important leaders of the early Chilean struggles for independence during the period of the Patria Vieja ("Old Republic"). Ignacio de la Carrera was of Basque descent.