in Managua, aged 39. She was awarded the title "Hero of the Fatherland and Revolution" and the Order of Carlos Fonseca in July 1987, which was the highest order of Nicaragua at the time. She appears as one of the twelve apostles in the mural of the Visitación at Casa Ave Maria in Managua. A barrio, or neighborhood, in Managua was named for her. The 1986 song "Mariel" by the KBC Band was inspired by Nora Astorga. KBC members Jack Casady and Paul Kantner played this song at her memorial service. Further reading Patricia Daniel (1998) No Other Reality, the Life and Times of Nora Astorga (CAM: Bangor [UK]). Margaret Randall and Lynda Yanz (1995) Sandino's Daughters: Testimonies of Nicaraguan Women in Struggle (Rutgers University Press). References External links Nora Astorga in Her Own Words, an English translation of the interview with Nora Astorga in Revista Envío. 1948 births 1988 deaths People from Managua Nicaraguan judges Nicaraguan revolutionaries Cold War diplomats Deaths from cervical cancer Nicaraguan women diplomats Deaths from cancer in Nicaragua Permanent Representatives of Nicaragua to the United Nations Sandinista National Liberation Front politicians 20th-century Nicaraguan women politicians 20th-century Nicaraguan politicians Women in war in Central America People of the Nicaraguan Revolution Women in warfare post-1945 20th-century judges Central American University (Managua) alumni 20th-century women judges Nicaraguan women ambassadors