October, 2014 - Petra Herrara - La Soldadera

Petra Herrera - 1800s - 1920s?

Petra would be no camp follower.  Dissatisfied with the chauvinism - at times violent - exhibited towards women soldaderas during the Mexican Revolution, Petra jointed the fight disguised as "Pedro," proving herself as a sharpshooter and demolitions expert.  She eventually revealed herself and commanded 200 men in pivotal battles as a captain under Pancho Villa.  When Villa, who still believed women weakened an army, refused to give her credit, Petra left his service and formed her own all-women brigade of at least 400, shooting any man who dared enter the camp at night.  When, at the end of the war, she was still denied a promotion to general, she became a spy for a northern revolutionary group.  One night, while posing as a bartender, she was shot and killed by several drunken men.
The Drink:

La Soldadera

1 oz chili-infused vodka or rum
1 oz cream
1/2 oz cream of coconut
1/2 oz coconut milk
1/2 oz mango juice
dash lime
dash cinnamon
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Comments:  Many of us cannot drink this for various reasons - so no ratings were recorded.

**Archivist's note:  As one of the persons who couldn't drink this, but still took a sip, anyway, it was a tasty drink, just very very spicy-hot, and I would have personally liked more of it were it not for a food allergy.**

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