The Chamorro family has its origin in Spain. A branch of the family became prominent in Nicaragua in the 18th century and its influence continues to the present. Historically, the Chamorros have been closely associated with the Conservatives, but the Sandinista Revolution has divided their loyalties, with some members supporting the Sandinistas. Outstanding members of this family are:


Josefa PerézPedro Jose Chamorro ArgüelloJosefa Margarita Alfaro Monterroso
President
Fruto Chamorro Pérez
Dionisio Chamorro AlfaroMercedes OreamunoPresident
Pedro Joaquín Chamorro Alfaro
Maria de la Luz Bolaños BendanaGeneral
Fernando Chamorro Alfaro
Gregoria Vargas BáezSalvador ChamorroPresident
Rosendo Chamorro Oreamuno
President
Emiliano Chamorro Vargas
Bertha Benard VivasFiladelfo Chamorro BolañosDolores Bolaños ChamorroPresident
Diego Manuel Chamorro Bolaños
Pedro Joaquin Chamorro BolañosAna María Zelaya Bolaños
Lola Coronel UrtechoJulio Chamorro BenardFernando Chamorro ChamorroMercedes Chamorro BolañosMargarita Cardenal ArgüelloPedro Joaquín Chamorro Zelaya
Edgar Chamorro Coronel
[1]
Blanca Rappaccioli AsenjoEdmundo Chamorro ChamorroXavier Chamorro Cardenal
[2]
Pedro Joaquín Chamorro Cardenal
[3]
President
Violeta Barrios de Chamorro
Fernando Chamorro Rappaccioli
[4]
Pedro Joaquín Chamorro Barrios
[5]
Claudia Lucía Chamorro BarríosCristiana Chamorro BarriosCarlos Fernando Chamorro Barríos
[6]

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  1. ^ Disaffected ex-Contra
  2. ^ Founder of El Nuevo Diario
  3. ^ Slain opposition figure and newspaper editor
  4. ^ Anti-Somoza and anti-Sandinista rebel
  5. ^ Defense & Tourism Minister
  6. ^ Journalist, director of Esta Semana and Confidencial.com.ni

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  • Genealogia Familia Chamorro, por El Dr. Emilio Alvarez Lejarza (1951), Talleres Tipograficos y Litograficos de la Editorial Catolica, S. A. Managua, Nic.-C. A.
  • Recorrido Historico de las Principales Figuras de la Familia Chamorro, Emilio Alvarez Lejarza, Revista Conservadora del Pensamiento Centroamericano, Vol. XIX - No. 91 (Abril, 1968)
  • La Prensa - September 11, 2000