Pancha Carrasco
Female, Deceased Person
1826 – 1890
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Who was Pancha Carrasco?
Pancha Carrasco, born Francisca Carrasco Jiménez, was Costa Rica's first woman in the military. Carrasco is most famous for joining the defending forces at the Battle of Rivas in 1856 with a rifle and bullets. The strength and determination she showed there made her a symbol of national pride and she was later honored with a Costa Rican postage stamp, a Coast Guard vessel, and the creation of the "Pancha Carrasco Police Women's Excellence Award".
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- Born
- Apr 8, 1826
Cartago - Spouses
- Religion
- Catholicism
- Died
- Dec 31, 1890
San José
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on July 23, 2013
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