Vergara family

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.

[8] 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[8] was founded by royal lieutenant, Juan Martínez de Vergara, born in Gibraleon, Huelva and died in Chimbarongo, Colchagua in 1662.

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.

[8][9] Son of Juan Martínez de Vergara, a native of Guipuzcoa and Isabel Alonso Marquez of Gibraleón.

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.

Martin's grandson was Lieutenant Captain General Francisco de Vergara y Azcarate, born in Cadiz, Spain in 1575, the first of this family to travel to the new world.

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.