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Alarcon, Francisca (Dona Paca)

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Alarcon, Francisca (Dona Paca)

August 20, 2026

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Mrs. Francisca Alarcon, known throughout El Paso as Dona Paca and sometimes called Grandma Parker by Anglos, emerged as one of the city’s most prominent early settlers and political figures. Born in Chihuahua, she married Banco Minero president Luis Faudoa, inherited considerable wealth after his…

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