Minor Characters in Josefina's Series

These are minor characters in the Josefina stories.

Florecita
Florecita (whose name is a diminutive of the Spanish word "flower") is the biggest, meanest, and oldest goat in the goat herd that is kept close to the rancho. She is a sneaky, nasty bully who bites, rams, and eats everything. Josefina is scared of her.

In Meet Josefina she chases down Josefina for the primroses in her pouch, and when they spill on the water of the stream she eats them all. She later eats up Mamá's flowers, which causes Josefina to stand up to her.

She dies giving birth to a baby goat Josefina names Sombrita.

Tomas
Tomas is Ana Montoya's husband, and the father of Juan and Antonio. He is not seen much.