Francisca Güemes (1779–1871) was an Argentine woman involved in the movement advocating independence from Spain.
A sister of Martín Miguel de Güemes, she, alongside her sister Macacha Güemes, is counted as a heroine of the Argentine War of Independence for her participation in the Gaucha War during the war of independence.
[1] When she was only 16 years old, she co-founded the newspaper Sancho Panza.
[2] In 1809, she married a general, Sebastián Fructuoso de Figueroa y Toledo Pimentel.
[3] This biographical article related to the Argentine military is a stub.