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Pancho Villa's Birth Family
Pancho Villa was born to Micaela Arambula and Agustin Arango. He was born a peasant family; Sharecroppers, relying on the survival of small profit. -
The Death Of Panchos Father.
Pancho Villa's father passed away when he was fifteen, Villa took over the family sharecropper business and worked to support his widowed mother and little sister -
The Hacienda
Pancho villa came home from working, villa learned that the hacienda owner planned on sexually abusing his twelve-year-old sister, Villa found an old pistol went up to the hacienda owner and shot him to death, And ran off into the mountains. -
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Modern Day Robin Hood
Villa formed a group of bandits in 1896 brought them up to rob money shipments, Committing offenses against the wealthy and taking their livestock. Villa was known as the modern day robin hood stealing from the rich to give to the poor. -
Villas Nickname
With villa heightened popularity as a leader of the bandits he began only going by his nickname it was unknown by authorities that's why he chose it others think its the last name of his fraternal grandfather -
Revolutionary army
Villa Decided to join forces with Francisco Madero who promised change for lower classes. He had agreed to lead Madero’s Revolutionary Army. -
Rampage
Pancho Still in Prison was still wrapped up in the civil war Pancho and Venustiano Carranza turned against each other. The untied states chose to support Carranza,Villa grew angry and killed 18 Americans in January. -
Leaving the Army
Pancho Villa resigned as commander as an exceptionally effective revolutionary leader his difference with other commanders Pascual Orozco was a cause for him to leave the army -
Settling Down
Pancho tried settling down for once and marry it was at this time Madero became president of Mexico and political unrest led to villas support of Madero. He brought together troops and worked with General Victoriano Huerta who later accused him of stealing his horse. -
Prison Escape
On this date, Pancho Villa had escaped from prison he received a reprieve from Madero but had been forced to say in prison from June to December 1912. At the time Huerta Killed Madero And Claimed the Presidency villa fled from prison.
