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Women and Independence in Latin America An exploration of women's involvement in the Latin American Wars of Independence |
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 Carrera brothers |
 Carrera brothers |
Gender:Male
Ethnic origen: White
Events:
| 1747 | - | Santiago de Chile | - | Not applicable | - | Born |
| 1811 | - | Santiago de Chile | - | Unknown | - | He was elected to the leading junta of Chile as a moderate. |
| 1814 | - | Isla Juan Fernández | - | Unknown | - | He was imprisoned on Isla Juan Fernandez. |
| 1817 | - | Santiago de Chile | - | Unknown | - | He died after his imprisonment on Isla Juan Fernández. |
| 1817 | - | Mendoza | - | Unknown | - | His sons Juan José and Luis were executed. |
| 1817 | - | Santiago de Chile | - | Unknown | - | He wrote to Javeira Carrera in reply to her news of his sons. |
| 1821 | - | Mendoza | - | Unknown | - | His son José Miguel was executed. |
| 1823 | - | Santiago de Chile | - | Unknown | - | He died in Santiago less than a year after the Chilean government forced him to pay the cost of the public execution of his sons in Argentina. |
Connections:
Carrera alliesTexts:
1817 - Letter from Ignacio Carrera to Javiera (from San Miguel).
1817 - Letter from Ignacio Carrera to Javiera (from Santiago).
1817 - Letter written to Javiera Carrera regarding her news of his sons José Miguel and Luis Carrera.
Biography:
The Carrera family could trace their ancestors back to the conquistadores. He was elected to the junta of Chile, as a moderate in 1811. He was "fair minded, staid and respected". (Clissard, 92 )
From Santiago de Chile, he was the brother of Damiana Carrera y Cuevas, and father of Javiera, José Miguel, Juan José, and Luis Carrera. He was in correspondence with Javiera and Ana Cotapos. (Silva Castro, Cartas, 27-28)
He was imprisoned in 1814 and held until 1817 on Isla Juan Fernández. He died shortly after his release. (www.icarito.cl/)
References:
Clissold, Stephen (1968) Bernardo O'Higgins and the Independence of Chile
Davies, Catherine, Brewster, Claire and Owen, Hilary (2006) South American Independence. Gender, Politics, Text
Silva Castro, Raúl (1954) Cartas chilenas (Siglos XVIII y XIX)