Luis Carrera

Colonel Luis Florentino Juan Manuel Silvestre de los Dolores de la Carrera y Verdugo (1791 – April 8, 1818) was a Chilean military officer who fought in the Chilean War of Independence. Together with his brothers José Miguel and Juan José, they were some of most important leaders of Chilean struggle for independence during the period of the Patria Vieja ("Old Republic"). The Carrera family is of Basque origin.

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Luis Carrera
Birth dateJanuary 01, 1791
Birth place
Chile , Santiago
Date of deathApril 08, 1818
Place of death
Mendoza Argentina

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