Vergara

Vergara may refer to:

Law

• Vergara v. California, California court case regarding education
• Convention of Vergara, a 19th-century treaty ending the First Carlist War in Spain

Places

• Vergara, Spanish-language name of Bergara, Gipuzkoa Province, Basque Country
• Vergara, Uruguay
• Vergara, Cundinamarca, Colombia
• Los Vergara, Jalisco, Mexico
• Vergara River, Chile
• Augusto Vergara Airport, an airport serving the city of Los Santos, Panama
• Quinta Vergara, a park in Viña del Mar, Chile
  • Quinta Vergara Amphitheater, an open-air theatre within Quinta Vergara

Surname

See also: Vergara family

Vergara is a Basque surname that has its origins in Gipuzkoa. Notable people with the surname include:

• Antonio de Vergara Azcarate (born 1612-1690) Spanish colonial governor of Cartagena de Indias.
• Aurora Vergara (born 1987) Colombian sociologist and academic.
• Adán Vergara (born 1981), Chilean footballer
• Al Vergara (born 1979), Filipino basketball player
• Alina Vergara (born 1966), Argentine field hockey player
• Andrea Tessa Vergara (born 1961), Chilean singer-songwriter
• Arnao de Vergara (ca.1490–ca.1557), Spanish master glassmaker
• Benito Vergara (1934–2015), Filipino plant scientist
• Bernardo Vergara (cartoonist) (born 1966), Spanish comic artist and writer
• Camilo José Vergara (born 1944), Chilean-American writer and photographer
• Carlo Vergara (born 1971), Filipino graphic designer and illustrator
• Carmen Gisela Vergara, Panamanian lawyer and politician
• César Vergara (born 1982), Chilean football (soccer) player
• Cristóbal Vergara (born 1994), Chilean football (soccer) player
• Duván Vergara (born 1996), Colombian football (soccer) player
• Fernando Vergara (born 1970), Chilean football (soccer) player and manager
• Francisco de Vergara (died 1545), Spanish Hellenist and humanist, brother of Juan de Vergara
• Francisco Javier Vergara y Velasco (1860–1914), Colombian geographer, cartographer and historian
• Francisco Ortiz de Vergara (1524–1574), Spanish conquistador and colonizer
• Gabriela Vergara (born 1974), Venezuelan actress and model
• George Vergara (1901–1982), American NFL football player and politician
• Gladys Vergara (1928–2016), Uruguayan astronomer
• Héctor Vergara (born 1966), Canadian soccer referee
• Ignacio Vergara (1715–1776), Spanish Baroque sculptor
• Ivette Vergara (born 1972), Chilean journalist and presenter
• Jherson Vergara (born 1994), Colombian football (soccer) player
• Joane Vergara (born 1990), Puerto Rican handball player
• John Paul Vergara, Filipino scientist and professor
• Jorge Vergara (1955–2019), Mexican businessman
• José Vergara (boxer) (born 1915), Chilean boxer
• José Ignacio Flores de Vergara y Ximénez de Cárdenas (1733–1786), known as the "Pacificator of Peru"
• Estanislao Vergara y Sanz de Santamaría (1790-1855), Colombian president and politician.
• Felipe de Vergara y Caycedo (1745-1818) Colombian lawyer, writer and president of Colombia.
• José María Vergara y Vergara (1831–1872), Colombian diplomat, politician, journalist and writer
• Eladio Vergara y Vergara (1821-1888) Colombian writer.
• Juan de Vergara (1492–1557), Spanish humanist, brother of Francisco de Vergara
• Juan José Gurruchaga Vergara (born 1982), Chilean actor and TV presenter
• Juan Pablo Vergara (1985–2019), Peruvian football (soccer) player
• Lalaine Vergara-Paras (born 1987), American television actress
• Luis de Ayala y Vergara (born 1768-1839) Colombian lawyer and President of New Granada.
• Jose de Ayala y Vergara (born 1761-1816) Colombian lawyer, military, Martyr of the Colombian independence.
• Luis Enrique Vergara (1922–1970), Mexican filmmaker
• Mario Vergara (1910–1950), Italian Roman Catholic priest and beatified martyr
• Marta Vergara (1898–1995), Chilean author, journalist and women's rights activist
• Mónica Vergara (born 1983), Mexican football (soccer) player
• Mylo Hubert Vergara (born 1962), Filipino Catholic bishop
• Nicolás de Vergara el Mozo (1540–1606), Spanish architect, sculptor and glassmaker
• Nisim Vergara (born 1998), Argentine football (soccer) player
• Omar Vergara (1943–2018), Argentine Olympic fencer
• Pablo Vergara (born 1988), Argentine football (soccer) player
• Pablo Vergara (sport shooter) (born 1954), Chilean sports shooter
• Patri Vergara, Spanish veterinarian and professor
• Pedro Nolasco Cruz Vergara (1857–1939), Chilean literary critic, novelist, writer and politician
• Pilar Vergara (born 1947), Chilean journalist
• Sandra Vergara (born 1988), Colombian model and actress
• Sergio Vergara (disambiguation), several people with the name
• Sofía Vergara (born 1972), Colombian supermodel and actress
• Unai Vergara (born 1977), Spanish football (soccer) player
• Valentín Vergara (1879–1930), Argentine national deputy and governor of the Province of Buenos Aires

See also

• Bergara (disambiguation)