Military Figure. Jesús José "Cheché" Campos joined the forces of Benjamín Argumedo in February 1912, then he went with Pascual Orozco, receiving the rank of brigadier general, he went to Tlahualilo with a cavalry brigade. He participated in the battles of Conejos, Rellano and Bachimba, where he gained a reputation for bravery, being recognized by Francisco Villa himself. On July 16, 1913, his subordinate Luis Caro killed Captain Marco Hernández, Gómez Palacio's chief of arms. The Nazas Division chief, Ignacio Bravo, ordered the disarmament of Cheché Campos, and the next day Luis Caro, Pablo Lavín and Epigmenio Escajeda were captured and shot. Cheché Campos managed to escape to Lerdo to put himself at the orders of the constitutionalists. Carranza sent him to trial for treason and was sentenced immediately. Calixto Contreras's men took him to the pantheon to serve his sentence and be shot. The music band accompanied him playing the polka "El Gavilán" from Torreón to Lerdo. From that day on, the polka "El Gavilán" changed its name to "De Torreón a Lerdo."
Military Figure. Jesús José "Cheché" Campos joined the forces of Benjamín Argumedo in February 1912, then he went with Pascual Orozco, receiving the rank of brigadier general, he went to Tlahualilo with a cavalry brigade. He participated in the battles of Conejos, Rellano and Bachimba, where he gained a reputation for bravery, being recognized by Francisco Villa himself. On July 16, 1913, his subordinate Luis Caro killed Captain Marco Hernández, Gómez Palacio's chief of arms. The Nazas Division chief, Ignacio Bravo, ordered the disarmament of Cheché Campos, and the next day Luis Caro, Pablo Lavín and Epigmenio Escajeda were captured and shot. Cheché Campos managed to escape to Lerdo to put himself at the orders of the constitutionalists. Carranza sent him to trial for treason and was sentenced immediately. Calixto Contreras's men took him to the pantheon to serve his sentence and be shot. The music band accompanied him playing the polka "El Gavilán" from Torreón to Lerdo. From that day on, the polka "El Gavilán" changed its name to "De Torreón a Lerdo."
Bio by: Ola K Ase
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