Villa, Pancho b. 1877 d. July 20, 1923 Mexican Revolutionary, General, Bandit, and Governor. He was a major leader in the Mexican Revolution and in 1916-1917, was the object of the Punitive Expedition in which US Troops crossed into Mexico in a futile attempt to capture him. Born Jose Doroteo Orango Arámbula, he is better known under his revolutionary name, Francisco "Pancho" Villa. Many details of his life are in dispute. Villa's early life is mostly unknown. In 1894, when he was 16, he shot and killed the son of a wealthy...[Read More] (Bio by: Kit and Morgan Benson) Monument of the Revolution, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
b. May 21, 1895 d. October 19, 1970