General Juan Carrasco

General Juan Carrasco (June 24, 1878 – November 8, 1922) was a Mexican rancher and military officer who participated in the Mexican Revolution. He was Chief of Military Operations of Baja California, Sonora, Sinaloa, and Nayarit.

Early life Juan Carrasco was born in Puerta de Canoas, Mazatlán (Sinaloa, Mexico) on June 24, 1878, to Luciano Carrasco and Santos Aguirre. Carrasco was raised in El Potrero de Carrasco, near Mazatlán.

When he was eight years old, he was sent to study in Mazatlán, only to return three months later after his father died. He never went back to school and, according to his biographer, he could not read or write. In 1910, he supported the Plan de San Luis Potosí written by Madero, which called upon the Mexican people to revolt against the government of General Porfirio Díaz. Carrasco enlisted in the military forces of General Justo Tirado. Carrasco chose to fight again. In March 1913, Victoriano Huerta ordered the capture of the Sinaloa governor, Felipe Riveros. When Carrasco learned of Riveros's arrest, he raised a small combat unit of 50 men

In 1910, by the end of the revolution, he was known by the nickname "El Calero." All his soldiers were volunteers; many were relatives and most of the others had worked with him. He let the soldiers decide their organization and leaders. A strong believer in justice and loyalty, Carrasco let his units execute any compatriot who killed a fellow-soldier. Francisco Muro Rousse says of Carrasco: "He was loved and was welcomed with devotion. He was sort of an idol of the people."