Francisca (given name)
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Francisca is a feminine given name, and may refer to:
- Maria Francisca BiaMaria Francisca BiaMaria Francisca Bia called Mimi, was a Dutch ballet dancer, opera singer and dramatic stage actress.She was born to the ballet dancers Jean Lambert Bia and Catherine Rebecca Grave and married in 1828 to Reinier Engelman , actor and theatre director, and in 1865 to Jan Eduard de Vries actor and...
, Dutch actor - Ana Francisca de Borja y DoriaAna Francisca de Borja y DoriaAna Francisca Hermenegilda de Borja y Doria, condesa de Lemos was the wife of Peruvian Viceroy Pedro Antonio Fernández de Castro, conde de Lemos. During his absence from the capital from June 7, 1668 to November 12, 1668, she was governor of the colony...
(1640-1706), first female governor of the Viceroyalty of Peru - Dilian Francisca ToroDilian Francisca ToroDilian Francisca Toro Torres MD is a Colombian doctor and politician serving as Senator of Colombia. As Senator, Toro was elected President of the Congress of Colombia becoming only the second woman to do so.-Personal life:...
(born 1959), Colombian doctor and politician - Francisca AllardFrancisca AllardFrancisca Allard is the lead singer and a composer for the parang group known as Los Dinamicos. She also plays the pianoforte, the guitar and the cuatro. Allard was born in Trinidad and Tobago and sings traditional parang as well as soca and chutney parang...
(21st century), Trinidad and Tobago singer - Francisca BallesterosFrancisca BallesterosFrancisca Ballesteros is a Spanish serial killer who between 1990 and 2004 killed her two daughters and her husband and attempted to kill her son.-Crimes history:Francisca Ballesteros was born in Valencia. A few years later, she moved to Melilla....
(born 1969), Spanish serial killer - Francisca CamposFrancisca CamposFrancisca Linoska Campos Salas is a female cyclist from Chile, specializing in competitive mountain biking....
(born 1985), Chilean mountain biker - Francisca del Espiritu Santo FuentesFrancisca del Espiritu Santo FuentesServant of God Francisca del Espíritu Santo de Fuentes is a Spanish Roman Catholic religious figure. She is the first Prioress of the Congregation of the Dominican Sisters of St...
(1647-1711), Filipino religious leader - Francisca MartínezFrancisca MartínezFrancisca Martínez is a retired female race walker from Mexico.-Achievements:-References:...
(born 1966), Mexican race walker - Francisca Nuñez de CarabajalFrancisca Nuñez de CarabajalFrancisca Nuñez de Carabajal was a Marrana in New Spain executed by the Inquisition for "judaizing" in 1596....
(circa 1540-1596), victim of the Inquisition - Francisca PleguezuelosFrancisca PleguezuelosFrancisca Pleguezuelos Aguilar is a Spanish politician and Member of the European Parliament for the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party, part of the Party of European Socialists. Pleguezuelos began her political career in 1989 when she was elected to the Spanish parliament representing Seville...
(born 1950), Spanish politician - Francisca QueirozFrancisca QueirozFrancisca Vaz Queiroz is a Brazilian television and film actress. She plays the lead role, Catarina, in the television series A Lei e o Crime.-Biography:...
(born 1979), Brazilian actress - Francisca RojasFrancisca RojasFrancisca Rojas is believed to be the first criminal found guilty through fingerprint evidence in the world.On June 29, 1892, 27-year-old Rojas murdered her two children in Necochea, Buenos Aires Province, in Argentina. Her six-year-old son, Ponciano Carballo Rojas, and his four-year-old sister...
(born 1865), Argentine murderer - Francisca Senhorinha da Motta DinizFrancisca Senhorinha da Motta DinizFrancisca Senhorinha da Motta Diniz was a Brazilian teacher who played an important role in feminism. She founded a newspaper entitled O Sexo feminino....
, Brazilian teacher - Francisca StadingFranziska StadingSofia "Franziska" Stading was a opera singer and actor; originally from Germany, she became one of the most popular stars in Sweden in the 18th century...
, Swedish opera singer - Francisca UrioFrancisca UrioFrancisca Urio is a German singer-songwriter and radio presenter of Afro-German heritage who lives in Berlin.- Personal life :...
(born 1981), German singer-songwriter and radio presenter - Infanta Francisca Josefa of PortugalInfanta Francisca Josefa of PortugalThe Infanta Francisca Josefa was a Portuguese infanta and the last of eight children of King Peter II of Portugal and his second wife Marie Sophie of Neuburg....
(1699-1736), Portuguese princess - Infanta Maria Francisca Isabel of PortugalInfanta Maria Francisca Isabel of PortugalThe Infanta Maria Francisca born 3 March 1997, is a Portuguese infanta and the only daughter of Duarte Pio, Duke of Braganza and his wife Isabel de Herédia...
(born 1997), third in line to the Portuguese throne - Infanta Maria Francisca of Portugal (1800-1834), daughter of King John VI of Portugal and Carlota Joaquina of Borbón
- Infanta Mariana Francisca of PortugalInfanta Mariana Francisca of PortugalThe Infanta Mariana Francisca also known as Maria Ana Francisca, was a Portuguese infanta daughter of King Joseph I of Portugal and his wife Mariana Victoria of Spain....
(1736-1813), Portuguese princess - Maria Francisca of Nemours (1646-1683), Queen of Portugal
- Princess Francisca of BrazilPrincess Francisca of BrazilFrancisca of Brazil was a princess of Brazil. She was a daughter of Pedro I of Brazil and IV of Portugal and his first wife Maria Leopoldina of Austria...
(1824-1898), Brazilian princess and Portuguese infanta