Chico Diabo

José Francisco Lacerda
Corporal Francisco Lacerda, nicknamed Chico Diabo (A Vida Fluminense, 1870).
Nickname
  • Chico Diabo
Bornc. 1848
Camaquã, Rio Grande do Sul, Empire of Brazil
Died1893
Cerro Largo, Uruguay
Allegiance Empire of Brazil
Service years1865–1870
RankCorporal
Known forKilling Francisco Solano López
Conflicts

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.

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