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José Miguel Carrera

1785 - 1821

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José Miguel Carrera Verdugo (Latin American Spanish: [xoˈse miˈɣel kaˈreɾa]; October 15, 1785 – September 4, 1821) was a Chilean general, formerly Spanish military, member of the prominent Carrera family, and considered one of the founders of independent Chile. Carrera was the most important leader of the Chilean War of Independence during the period of the Patria Vieja ("Old Republic"). After the Spanish "Reconquista de Chile" ("Reconquest"), he continued campaigning from exile after defeat. His opposition to the leaders of independent Argentina and Chile, San Martín and O'Higgins respectively, made him live in exile in Montevideo. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. José Miguel Carrera is the 12,019th most popular politician (down from 10,916th in 2019), the 62nd most popular biography from Chile (down from 56th in 2019) and the 20th most popular Chilean Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, José Miguel Carrera ranks 12,019 out of 19,576. Before him are Öküz Mehmed Pasha, Knud Enemark Jensen, Jo Gwang-jo, Askold and Dir, Ferdinand de Marsin, and Stefano Domenicali. After him are Pietro Loredan, Mohammad Javad Zarif, Setthathirath, Rashid Karami, Ibrahim Nasir, and Ali Mohammed Ghedi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1785, José Miguel Carrera ranks 40. Before him are Agustín Gamarra, Edward Bransfield, August Böckh, Vicente López y Planes, Hermann, Fürst von Pückler-Muskau, and Lady Caroline Lamb. After him are August Immanuel Bekker, Martín Miguel de Güemes, Francisco Antonio Pinto, Anna Sundström, Johan Wilhelm Zetterstedt, and Abel de Pujol. Among people deceased in 1821, José Miguel Carrera ranks 23. Before him are Jean-Nicolas Corvisart, Athanasios Diakos, Pōmare II, Marie-Denise Villers, Marie-Louise Lachapelle, and Juan O'Donojú. After him are Anders Jahan Retzius, Félix de Azara, Fulgencio Yegros, Martín Miguel de Güemes, José Fernando de Abascal y Sousa, and Elizabeth Ann Seton.

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In Chile

Among people born in Chile, José Miguel Carrera ranks 62 out of 321. Before him are Cristina Calderón (1928), René Schneider (1913), Guillermo Subiabre (1903), Ramón Freire (1787), Braulio Musso (1930), and Alejandro Amenábar (1972). After him are Agustín Eyzaguirre (1768), Aníbal Pinto (1825), Gabriel Boric (1986), Manuel Bulnes (1799), Valentina Vargas (1964), and Manuel Montt (1809).

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Among POLITICIANS In Chile

Among politicians born in Chile, José Miguel Carrera ranks 20. Before him are Carlos Ibáñez del Campo (1877), Gabriel González Videla (1898), Orlando Letelier (1932), Lucía Hiriart (1923), Pedro Aguirre Cerda (1879), and Ramón Freire (1787). After him are Agustín Eyzaguirre (1768), Aníbal Pinto (1825), Gabriel Boric (1986), Manuel Bulnes (1799), Manuel Montt (1809), and Pedro Montt (1849).

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