Introduction
In 1916, Pancho Villa conducted a raid that killed 18 Americans and in the process enraged Americans to the extent that a war with the United States and Mexico became an extremely real possibility. 500 Mexican Guerrilla soldiers crossed the United States border and brought down terror in a small New Mexico town.
Many do not understand why he was considered to be a hero when in reality he had killed countless people. Today, there is even a state park, a café a lounge and a motel named after this mass murderer. It baffles many that Pancho Villa can be held in such high regard after he killed people who had loved and cared for them. The deaths occurred after about 500 villa soldiers conducted one of the worst foreign attacks ever experienced in the United States during the Mexican Revolution on March 9th of 1916. In order to understand the mixed feelings that many have about Pancho Villa, there is need to review the actions of this man.
Early Life
Doroteo Arango, who was known by the nickname of Pancho Villa, was …show more content…
As a result of his horrible acts, many claim that he got what he had been asking for after years of conducting raids and killing of innocent people. Whichever the case it is clear that Pancho Villa will always be a man to evoke mixed feelings across different cultures. In all the years, that he got to live, Pancho killed hundreds of both Mexican men as well as United States citizens. He stole from many American towns and together with his men, raped scores of poor women. He was an outlaw twice as records show that he escaped from prison two times. Of all of the outrageous and disgraceful acts that Villa committed, the one most remembered by many is the raid he conducted in Columbus, New Mexico on 9th of March 1916. This will live on in history for many years to
In 1916, Pancho Villa conducted a raid that killed 18 Americans and in the process enraged Americans to the extent that a war with the United States and Mexico became an extremely real possibility. 500 Mexican Guerrilla soldiers crossed the United States border and brought down terror in a small New Mexico town.
Many do not understand why he was considered to be a hero when in reality he had killed countless people. Today, there is even a state park, a café a lounge and a motel named after this mass murderer. It baffles many that Pancho Villa can be held in such high regard after he killed people who had loved and cared for them. The deaths occurred after about 500 villa soldiers conducted one of the worst foreign attacks ever experienced in the United States during the Mexican Revolution on March 9th of 1916. In order to understand the mixed feelings that many have about Pancho Villa, there is need to review the actions of this man.
Early Life
Doroteo Arango, who was known by the nickname of Pancho Villa, was …show more content…
As a result of his horrible acts, many claim that he got what he had been asking for after years of conducting raids and killing of innocent people. Whichever the case it is clear that Pancho Villa will always be a man to evoke mixed feelings across different cultures. In all the years, that he got to live, Pancho killed hundreds of both Mexican men as well as United States citizens. He stole from many American towns and together with his men, raped scores of poor women. He was an outlaw twice as records show that he escaped from prison two times. Of all of the outrageous and disgraceful acts that Villa committed, the one most remembered by many is the raid he conducted in Columbus, New Mexico on 9th of March 1916. This will live on in history for many years to