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| othernames          = "la Capitana"
 
| othernames          = "la Capitana"
 
| affiliation        = [[House Camacho]]
 
| affiliation        = [[House Camacho]]
| rank                = [[Lieutenant]]
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| rank                = [[Lieutenant]]<ref name=CQc11>''Close Quarters'', ch. 11</ref>
 
| title              =  
 
| title              =  
 
| position            =  
 
| position            =  
 
| profession          = [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarrior]]
 
| profession          = [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarrior]]
| parents            = [[Carlos Camacho]] (father)<ref name=CQc11>''Close Quarters'', ch. 11</ref>
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| parents            = [[Carlos Camacho]] (father)<ref name=CQc11/>
 
| siblings            = [[Gavilán Camacho]]
 
| siblings            = [[Gavilán Camacho]]
 
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In July [[3047]], Patricia was responsible for capturing an underweight juvenile criminal who had been conscripted into the [[Larsha]] planetary militia during a raid the Caballeros were conducting. That child had disabled a ''[[Wolverine (BattleMech)|Wolverine]]''-class 'Mech named "Skin Walker" and piloted by [[Bobby Begay|Bobby the Wolf Begay]] using just an overhead power cable, an axe and a broom handle, and Patricia felt that she would be of use to the Caballeros. That child, [[Cassiopeia Suthorn]], went on to not only join the Caballeros, but become one of its most famous members.<ref name="CQp15">''Close Quarters'', p. 15-18, "Chapter 3"</ref>
 
In July [[3047]], Patricia was responsible for capturing an underweight juvenile criminal who had been conscripted into the [[Larsha]] planetary militia during a raid the Caballeros were conducting. That child had disabled a ''[[Wolverine (BattleMech)|Wolverine]]''-class 'Mech named "Skin Walker" and piloted by [[Bobby Begay|Bobby the Wolf Begay]] using just an overhead power cable, an axe and a broom handle, and Patricia felt that she would be of use to the Caballeros. That child, [[Cassiopeia Suthorn]], went on to not only join the Caballeros, but become one of its most famous members.<ref name="CQp15">''Close Quarters'', p. 15-18, "Chapter 3"</ref>
  
===Death===
 
 
Patricia was killed in action on [[Jeronimo]]. Jeronimo was a mining world controlled by the [[Draconis Combine]] at the time, and the Caballeros were under contract to defend the planet alongside the [[Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery]] when [[Clan Smoke Jaguar]] attacked. The defenders were swiftly forced to retreat, with the combined remnants of the Caballeros and DCMS falling back into the Contra-Pelagian Mountains in an attempt to withdraw from the world as the Jaguars pressed the attack. The chosen evacuation site was the caldera of a dormant volcano in a region rich in metal ores that interfered with the Jaguars' sensor systems. The Caballeros launched repeated, brutal ambushes to slow the Jaguars - who they referred to as ''tigres'' - with the last such ambush taking place close to the evacuation point.<ref name="CQp120"/>
 
Patricia was killed in action on [[Jeronimo]]. Jeronimo was a mining world controlled by the [[Draconis Combine]] at the time, and the Caballeros were under contract to defend the planet alongside the [[Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery]] when [[Clan Smoke Jaguar]] attacked. The defenders were swiftly forced to retreat, with the combined remnants of the Caballeros and DCMS falling back into the Contra-Pelagian Mountains in an attempt to withdraw from the world as the Jaguars pressed the attack. The chosen evacuation site was the caldera of a dormant volcano in a region rich in metal ores that interfered with the Jaguars' sensor systems. The Caballeros launched repeated, brutal ambushes to slow the Jaguars - who they referred to as ''tigres'' - with the last such ambush taking place close to the evacuation point.<ref name="CQp120"/>
  
A [[Star]] of [[OmniMech]]s had ranged ahead of the Jaguar main strength, chasing down the retreating troops, only to be ambushed by Patricia in turn. Acting alone, she swiftly killed the pilot of the ''[[Adder (Puma)|Puma]]'' leading the Star before turning the fight into a melee by attacking each of the other four OmniMechs, forcing them to engage her rather than continue their pursuit.<ref name="CQp120"/><ref name=CQc11/> In addition to the ''Puma'', Patsy also downed a ''[[Vulture]]'', and damaged the other three Clan 'Mechs.<ref name="CQc11/> Her father had tried to join the fight with the remnants of the Caballeros' First Battalion, but his forces were too slow to reach the battle, arriving after one of the Jaguars had crushed Patricia's [[cockpit]], killing her. The wrathful Caballeros fell on the remaining OmniMechs and slaughtered them, with Carlos overheating his own ''[[BattleMaster]]'' as he repeatedly fired its [[PPC]] into the cockpit of the ''[[Mad Cat]]'' that had killed Patricia, and the Caballeros dragged away the remains of that 'Mech as a trophy.<ref name="CQp120">''Close Quarters'', p. 120, "Chapter 23"</ref>
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A [[Star]] of [[OmniMech]]s had ranged ahead of the Jaguar main strength, chasing down the retreating troops, only to be ambushed by Patricia in turn. Acting alone, she swiftly killed the pilot of the ''[[Adder (Puma)|Puma]]'' leading the Star before turning the fight into a melee by attacking each of the other four OmniMechs, forcing them to engage her rather than continue their pursuit.<ref name="CQp120"/><ref name="CQp55">''Close Quarters'', p. 54, "Chapter 11"</ref> In addition to the ''Puma'', Patsy also downed a ''[[Vulture]]'', and damaged all of the other Clan 'Mechs.<ref name="CQp55"/> Her father had tried to join the fight with the remnants of the Caballeros' First Battalion, but his forces were too slow to reach the battle, arriving after one of the Jaguars had crushed Patricia's [[cockpit]], killing her. The wrathful Caballeros fell on the remaining OmniMechs and slaughtered them, with Carlos overheating his own ''[[BattleMaster]]'' as he repeatedly fired its [[PPC]] into the cockpit of the ''[[Mad Cat]]'' that had killed Patricia, and the Caballeros dragged away the remains of that 'Mech as a trophy.<ref name="CQp120">''Close Quarters'', p. 120, "Chapter 23"</ref>
  
 
Patsy's death had a significant impact on the Caballeros, particularly her father. Carlos continued to command the Caballeros, but was frequently distracted and unable to focus during combat situations because of traumatic memories of Patsy's death.<ref name="CQp120"/> Patsy also left along shadow over her brother Gavilán, who would spend years attempting to prove himself as capable and worthy of command as Patsy.<ref name="CQp182">''Close Quarters'', p. 182, "Chapter 36"</ref> Patsy was also immortalised in song by [[Master Sergeant]] [[Richard Gallegos|Richard "Zuma" Gallegos]], the Caballeros' chief astech, who regularly sang for the regiment. His song would play a part in the battle between the Caballeros and the [[9th Ghost|Ninth Ghost]] on [[Hachiman (system)|Hachiman]] in November 3056.<ref name="CQp194">''Close Quarters'', p. 194, "Chapter 39"</ref>
 
Patsy's death had a significant impact on the Caballeros, particularly her father. Carlos continued to command the Caballeros, but was frequently distracted and unable to focus during combat situations because of traumatic memories of Patsy's death.<ref name="CQp120"/> Patsy also left along shadow over her brother Gavilán, who would spend years attempting to prove himself as capable and worthy of command as Patsy.<ref name="CQp182">''Close Quarters'', p. 182, "Chapter 36"</ref> Patsy was also immortalised in song by [[Master Sergeant]] [[Richard Gallegos|Richard "Zuma" Gallegos]], the Caballeros' chief astech, who regularly sang for the regiment. His song would play a part in the battle between the Caballeros and the [[9th Ghost|Ninth Ghost]] on [[Hachiman (system)|Hachiman]] in November 3056.<ref name="CQp194">''Close Quarters'', p. 194, "Chapter 39"</ref>

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