# María de las Mercedes Rico Carabias

> María de las Mercedes Rico Carabias was a Spanish diplomat and politician. She was Spain's first female ambassador, representing the country in Costa Rica (1985-1987), Italy (1994-1996) and Ireland (2008-2011). From 2004 to 2008, she was in charge of the General Directorate for Religious Affairs, within the Ministry of Justice.

*Spanish diplomat*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/maria-de-las-mercedes-rico-carabias

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Public Official
- **Category:** Politicians
- **Country:** Spain
- **Born:** 1945-01-21
- **Died:** 2022-06-15
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** female

## Bio

María de las Mercedes Rico Carabias was a Spanish diplomat and politician. She was Spain's first female ambassador, representing the country in Costa Rica (1985-1987), Italy (1994-1996) and Ireland (2008-2011). From 2004 to 2008, she was in charge of the General Directorate for Religious Affairs, within the Ministry of Justice.

## Fame
- **Fame score:** 35.7
- **Momentum:** 15.0

## Sources
- [Mercedes Rico](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercedes_Rico)
- [María de las Mercedes Rico Carabias](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mar%C3%ADa_de_las_Mercedes_Rico_Carabias)
- [Mercedes Rico](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercedes_Rico)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6004897)

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