Pancho Villa and his Men
Pancho Villa y sus Hombres
Pancho Villa and his Men
The image shows Pancho Villa and his men. Villa is the fourth man from the right in the front row. Pancho Villa (1878-1923) was a Mexican revolutionary leader who advocated for the poor. Though he was a killer and a bandit, many remember him as a folk hero. Born into a poor family, he learned the gap between the rich and the poor in Mexico in the end of the 19th century the hard way. After having shot the owner of the hacienda on which his family lived and worked with the age of 16, Villa ran from the law and became the leader of a group of bandits. Because of his skills as a guerilla fighter, he caught the attention of men who were planning a revolution. Since Porfirio Diaz, the sitting president of Mexico, had created much of the current problems for the poor and Francisco Madero promised change for the lower classes, Pancho Villa joined Madero and became an effective leader in the revolutionary army from October 1910 to May 1911. Together with Madero and Pascual Orozco, he commanded the troops during the Battle of Juarez, which led to the resignation of Porfirio Diaz. However, in May 1911, he resigned from command because of differences he had with Orozco. Villa married Maria Luz Corral and tried to settle down. When Orozco started a new rebellion against Madero, who had become Mexican President, Villa supported Madero together with General Victoriano Huerta. When Huerta became a Madero adversary and eventually killed him to claim the presidency for himself, Villa allied himself with Venustiano Carranza to fight against Huerta. Pancho Villa was extremely successful, but in the summer of 1914, Villa and Carranza, became enemies and fought against each other for the next several years. The United States supported Carranza, which is why Villa attacked the town of Columbus, New Mexico, in 1916. His attack was the first on American soil since 1812. Under the leadership of General Pershing, the U.S. sent thousands of soldiers across the border to hunt for Pancho Villa (Punitive Expedition), but they never caught him. When Adolfo De la Huerta became the interim president of Mexico in 1920, Villa agreed to retire from revolutionary life but was gunned down in 1923.
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My great grandfather was sent from Arizona to El Paso and Juarez to fight Pancho Villa he was a US Marshal but he was caught in assassinated can anyone confirm that Marshall's name was Juan higuera
Hello my name is Richard Lorona my greatgranfather was born two yrs after Pancho Villa same town that's how my grandfather ended up in Arizona my question is I need to know the names of his men so I can verify my greatgranfather rode with I have the same last name
My Great Grandfathers Brother fought along side Pancho Villa, his brother is the second man from the left. His name was Roque Ramírez.
My Great great grandfather fought alongside Panco. His name was Roque Ramirez, he is pictured second from the far left.
A few years ago I discovered a shocking DNA surprise through 23andme and Ancestry - showing my biological father was a friend of our family. My elderly aunt is 85, and she has been helping me learn about our family history. She shared that there were stories that my grandfather rode and fought with Pancho Villa, and first met my grandmother while helping families - possibly near Zacatecas. I was told that Helen was born in Zacatecas, Mexico in 1902. My grandfather Santos was likely in his 30’s when he met her, and he may have already had a family, but he convinced her to “run away with him” and start a life together. I have been told that when he crossed into the states, he changed his surname (from possibly Aguilar or Aguilera) to Ramirez. We have a beautiful, first photo of my grandparents together dated 1917, and he looks rugged and handsome (wearing hat, with scarf tied around his neck), but we’re not sure of his actual age or last name. We’re also not sure if he abandoned a family, or fled from Pancho Villa - since he chose to take a new last name. They married in 1917, when my grandmother was 15, and eventually settled in Minnesota. Together they raised 14 children, including my biological father Joseph. They were migrant farmers, and he eventually worked with the railroad. My grandfather was elderly (age unknown) when he passed away in 1966, but my grandmother lived into her mid 90’s, and outlived him by over 22 years. I’ve checked DNA matches, but there are only a few distant matches found in Mexico. We’d like to find out more about him, and hopefully pictures, names of Pancho Villa’s men between 1910-1915 or 1916 could be helpful!
How can we find out the actual names or last names of Pancho Villas Men, My Grandfather told me that I had Great Great Uncles that were Soldiers for Pancho Villa. Our Last Name is CARNERO, Grandfather born in Chihuahua, Mexico
My great grandfather rode and fought alongside Pancho Villa. His name is Juan R Montalvo Villarreal. These man should be remembered greatly for what they did and tried to do for mexico. If any family ever sees this please reach out.
My great great grandfather was Teodoro de la fuente he was a texano that fought with villa in that era been looking for pictures or names of villas guys any info please post
I was always told by my father that my Grandfather was a personal secretary for pancho Villa because he could read and write which was not common at that time amongst the men. His Name was Francisco Gonzalez Madero. If you have information, I'd really love to know
My Dad told me that My Grandfather Luis Herrera rode with Pancho Villa & that one of my nephews has a picture in which I’d love to see