Quinta Vergara is a park located in Viña del Mar , Chile . The park features three major landmarks: the Palacio Vergara , the Quinta Vergara Amphitheater and a garden. Every year the park is home to the Viña del Mar International Song Festival .
16-483: The Palacio Vergara is the former home of Jose Francisco Vergara , the founder of Viña del Mar. The home was built by the Vergara family in 1910 in a Venetian Gothic style. The home serves as a replacement to the family's former home, which was destroyed in the 1906 Valparaíso earthquake . In 1941 the city bought the building and it was converted into a museum of fine art, which features over 60 works of art. The park around
32-443: A toponymic surname to associate themselves with a place or a noble house . Considered one of the founding families of Chile, members served in politics, journalism, and the military, others are part of the high society of Chile and among the colonial elite of the country. The family has been Commemorated in various ways, more specifically the war hero and politician José Francisco Vergara founder of Viña del Mar, and owner of
48-521: Is located in Santafé de Bogotá, Colombia . That within more than 15 generations have participated in the history of Colombia in its different periods such as the colony, the independence and the republics . They have had several influential members in the country, from nobility, Generals, Presidents; of which there are seven who have held the position of the Colombian presidency, who are members or are related to
64-603: Is one of the most aristocratic families of Colombia and Chile with origins in Bergara , Spain. The House of Vergara had its period of greatest influence between the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries. The family is spread across several branches in Spain, Colombia, Chile and the US. Considered one of the first families of Spaniards in the Americas having arrived first as conquistadors , and royal officers of
80-552: The Spanish Crown . Son of Juan Martínez de Vergara, a native of Guipuzcoa and Isabel Alonso Marquez of Gibraleón . She was the daughter of Teresa Alonso Marquez, and of the same region. In 1634 he married Magdalena de Leiva Sepulveda, daughter of a Sevillian captain, Antonio de Leiva Sepulveda and Mariana de la Cerda Niza y Corral. Children Another branch established itself in La Serena, Chile by Francisco de Vergara in
96-713: The Vergara Palace located in the same city. The branch that settled in the capital was founded by the captain Gaspar de Vergara , born in Villaflores, Salamanca , of Basque origin and son of the secretary of Bergara and Maria Hernandez Jiron. He arrived in Chile in 1536, joining Diego de Almagro 's expeditions and then, in 1540, with Pedro de Valdivia onto the founding of Santiago, Chile . He never married though he recognized his children, all daughters: Children Second migration: In
112-557: The War of Arauco in 1601. He was enlisted in the troops who accompanied Governor Alonso de Ribera , who was considered the organizer of the army in the kingdom of Chile. He was in the company commanded by Captain Gines de Lillo and helped with his arms in the forts of Santa Fe and Talcahuano . In 1628 he was already in the rank of captain. He was the backbone one of the most important Chilean colonial families and given an encomienda for his services to
128-694: The 18th century who married Maria Antonia de Santelices Corbalan. The Vergara-Azcarate's are descendents from Spanish conquistadors, and nobility. In Navarre , Spain they were a family with armery, meaning they had the right to have coat of arms and be considered a well known house in the Basque country . During the Middle Ages they founded different houses in Abalcisqueta, Azcoitia , Azpeitia , Berástegui , Cizúrquil, Elgóibar , Elduayen , Elgóibar , Elgueta . Oñate , San Sebastián , Tolosa y Bergara . In 1391
144-516: The 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute , Chimbarongo spans an area of 497.9 km (192 sq mi) and has 32,316 inhabitants (16,612 men and 15,704 women). Of these, 16,889 (52.3%) lived in urban areas and 15,427 (47.7%) in rural areas . The population grew by 5.4% (1,651 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. As a commune , Chimbarongo is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered by
160-704: The Spanish crown. The Vergara Family have produced four presidents of Colombia by the same surname; and three more related by blood. Other branch is considered amongst the founding families of Chile. Originally from Gipuzkoa , Spain, more specifically from Bergara , the Municipality in Basque Country . Vergara is a toponymic named after the Spanish version of the Basque region of Bergara found in Gipuzkoa , Basque Country . In Spain, many families adopted this trend of using
176-421: The family by affinity. In addition, Governors, Mayors, Ambassadors, Ministers, politicians, academics, soldiers, knights of different orders, Freemasons of different lodges, writers, poets, several stewards of the chapel of the tabernacle of Bogotá, notaries, lawyers, engineers, architects and businessmen. In the new kingdom of New Granada, during the 18th and 19th century (1740s–1810s) they were considered one of
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#1732884099965192-588: The first of this family to travel to the new world. Later his son Antonio would follow his steps in 1621 founding the family in South America. The most important branch of this family are descendants of the Royal Treasurer Antonio de Vergara Azcarate y Davila , a colonial Spanish captain and governor of Cartagena, Mérida, Maracaibo and La Grita, that started the distinguished family in Colombia. This branch
208-603: The home features sculptures and statues, including a bust of writer Gabriela Mistral . The Quinta Vergara Amphitheater was built after the first Viña del Mar International Song Festival . The Artequin Museum of Viña del Mar opened in 2008. It is an interactive based museum, which features a collection of photographic reproductions of major works from Western art history. 33°01′41″S 71°33′13″W / 33.02806°S 71.55361°W / -33.02806; -71.55361 Vergara family The Vergara family
224-574: The mayor of Bergara , Spain, was Juan Martínez de Azcarate, later in 1515 his descendant, the Baron Martin de Vergara y Azcarate moved to Getafe and changed his last name from Azcarate to Vergara y Azcarate after his hometown, making the family be known as The Vergaras from that point forward. Martin's grandson was Lieutenant Captain General Francisco de Vergara y Azcarate, born in Cadiz, Spain in 1575,
240-533: The oldest and more aristocratic families of Colombia they consolidated great influence, being one of the first bureaucratic dynasties and political clans of Colombia. 1862–1867 Chimbarongo Chimbarongo , Chile , is a city and commune located 160 km (99 mi) south of Santiago in the Colchagua Province of the O'Higgins Region . Many of the people of Chimbarongo make their living weaving wickerwork , mimbre , baskets. According to
256-837: The second half of the 18th century, another member of the broader Vergara family came to Chile: Antonio de Vergara, who married Manuela Garcia. Another branch settled in Talca, that was of ancient nobility with proofs accepted by the Sovereign Military Order of Malta and the Sacred Military Constantinian Order of Saint George was founded by royal lieutenant, Juan Martínez de Vergara , born in Gibraleon , Huelva and died in Chimbarongo , Colchagua in 1662. A hidalgo , he arrived in South America destined for Chile and
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