Chico Diabo
José Francisco Lacerda (c. 1848-1893), nicknamed Chico Diabo (Devil Frank), was a corporal in the Imperial Brazilian Army who fought in the Paraguayan War and gained fame for killing the Paraguayan president Francisco Solano López in the Battle of Cerro Corá.
José Francisco Lacerda | |
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Corporal Francisco Lacerda, nicknamed Chico Diabo (A Vida Fluminense, 1870). | |
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Born | c. 1848 Camaquã, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil |
Died | 1893 Cerro Largo, Uruguay |
Allegiance | Empire of Brazil |
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