| Carrera family | |
| Native Name: | Familia Carrera |
| Native Name Lang: | es |
| Type: | Family |
| Coat Of Arms: | Arms of Carrera Family (Nobiliario).svg |
| Coat Of Arms Size: | 120px |
| Coat Of Arms Caption: | Arms of the Carrera family |
| Country: | Chile |
| Origin: | Basque Country |
| Founder: | Juan Ignacio de la Carrera Yturgoyen |
The Carrera family of Chile became politically influential during the colonial period and played a significant role in the Chilean independence. They remained politically important throughout the 19th century.
The children of Ignacio de la Carrera are known in Chilean history as the Hermanos Carrera (Carrera siblings). All except Javiera were military commanders in the fight against Spanish reconquest:
Other descendants also notable in their time:
The Carrera name has disappeared by way of marriage from Chilean society, but their descendants, who number in the few hundred, are socially, politically and financially prominent.
. Benjamín Vicuña Mackenna . El Ostracismo de los Carreras . 1857 . Imprenta del Ferrocarril . Santiago, Chile . Spanish . 553.