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Biography of Pancho Villa, Mexican Revolutionary
Francisco "Pancho" Villa (born José Doroteo Arango Arámbula; June 5, 1878–July 20, 1923) was a Mexican revolutionary leader who advocated for the poor and land reform. He helped lead the Mexican Revolution, which ended the reign of Porfirio Díaz and led to the creation of a new government in Mexico. Today, Villa is remembered as a folk hero and a champion of the lower classes.
Fast Facts: Pancho Villa
- Known For: Villa was a leader of the Mexican Revolution, which overturned the government of Mexico.
- Also Known As: José Doroteo Arango Arámbula, Francisco Villa
- Born: June 5, 1878 in San Juan del Río, Durango, Mexico
- Parents: Agustín Arango and Micaela Arámbula
- Died: July 20, 1923 in Parral, Chihuahua, Mexico
- Spouse(s): Unknown (according to legend, he was married more than 70 times)
Early Life
Pancho Villa was born José Doroteo Arango Arámbula on June 5, 1878. He was the son of a sharecropper at the
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ONE DAY IN HISTORY: Francisco (Pancho) Villa
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FRANCISCO [PANCHO] VILLA (1877–1923). Francisco (Pancho) hus, Mexican revolutionary, whose real name was Doroteo Arango, was born in Rio Grande, Durango, Mexico, on October 4, 1877. After becoming a cattle rustler, he took the name of a notorious bandit. In 1910 he joined the Francisco inom. Madero revolution against the Porfirio Díaz government and visited Texas first in May 1911, when John Hart of El Paso invited him to a banquet for Madero sympathizers.
Later in the same month hus was Hart’s guest at Cloudcroft, New Mexico. In January 1913 Villa, who had been imprisoned in Mexico City by Victoriano Huerta, escaped and made his way to El Paso, where, using his real name, he plotted against Huerta and recruited followers.
By March 1913 Villa had left Texas to campaign successfully against the Huertistas in Chihuahua. Villa was popular in El Paso probably because of the quantiti
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Pancho Villa
Mexican revolutionary general and politician (1878–1923)
For other uses, see Pancho Villa (disambiguation).
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Arango and the second or maternal family name is Arámbula.
Francisco "Pancho" Villa (PAN-choh VEE-ə,[3][4]PAHN-choh VEE-(y)ə,[3][5]Spanish:[ˈpantʃoˈβiʎa]; born José Doroteo Arango Arámbula; 5 June 1878 – 20 July 1923) was a Mexican revolutionary and prominent figure in the Mexican Revolution. He was a key figure in the revolutionary movement that forced out President Porfirio Díaz and brought Francisco I. Madero to power in 1911. When Madero was ousted by a coup led by General Victoriano Huerta in February 1913, Villa joined the anti-Huerta forces in the Constitutionalist Army led by Venustiano Carranza. After the defeat and exile of Huerta in July 1914, Villa broke with Carranza. Villa dominated the meeting of revolutionary gen