Pancha Carrasco

Pancha Carrasco (8 April 1826 – 31 December 1890), 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".

Personal facts

Pancha Carrasco
Alias (AKA)Carrasco Jiménez Francisca
Birth dateApril 08, 1826
Birth nameFrancisca Carrasco Jiménez
Birth place
Cartago Costa Rica
Date of deathDecember 31, 1890
Place of death
San José Costa Rica

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  1. http://cgvi.uscg.mil/media/main.php?g2_view=keyalbum.KeywordAlbum&g2_keyword=BRIDGE&g2_itemId=78303
  2. http://www.inamu.go.cr/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=112&Itemid=483
  3. http://www.nacion.com/ln_ee/especiales/raices/2006/agosto/30/raices51.html
  4. http://www.ticotimes.net/dailyarchive/2002-09/Week1/08-02-02.htm