<P> Jara is a spanish surname, popular in various places in southern Spain, meaning rockrose or cistus . </P> <Ul> <Li> Francisco Chaparro Jara (born 1942), Spanish footballer and manager </Li> <Li> Kurt Jara (born 1950), Austrian footballer </Li> <Li> Santi Jara (born 1991), Spanish footballer </Li> </Ul>

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