Pancho Villa

Pancho Villa, byname of Francisco Villa, original name Doroteo Arango, (born June 5, 1878, Hacienda de Río Grande, San Juan del Río, Durango, Mexico—died July 20, 1923, Parral, Chihuahua), Mexican revolutionary and guerrilla leader who fought against the regimes of both Porfirio Díaz and Victoriano Huerta and after 1914 engaged in civil war and banditry.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Arango and the second or maternal family name is Arámbula.

brief biography

Pancho Villa (1878-1923) was a famed Mexican revolutionary and guerilla leader. He joined Francisco Madero’s uprising against Mexican President Porfirio Díaz in 1909, and later became leader of the División del Norte cavalry and governor of Chihuahua. After clashing with former revolutionary ally Venustiano Carranza, Villa killed more than 30 Americans in a pair of attacks in 1916. That drew the deployment of a U.S. military expedition into Mexico, but Villa eluded capture during the 11-month manhunt. Pardoned by Mexican President Adolfo de la Huerta in 1920, Villa retired to a quiet life at his ranch until his assassination.

Born Doroteo Arango on June 5, 1878, in Río Grande, Mexico. Villa helped out on his parents’ farm. After his father’s death, he became head of the household and shot a man who was harassing one of his sisters. He fled, but was caught and imprisoned. Villa escaped again and later became a bandit.

While living as a fugitive, Villa joined Francisco Madero’s successful uprising against the Mexican dictator, Porfirio Díaz. Because of his skills as a fighter and a leader he was made a colonel. Another rebellion removed Madero from power in 1912 and Villa was almost executed for his efforts to defend the former government. He fled to the United States for a time, but he later returned to Mexico and formed his own military force known as Division del Norte (Division of the North). He joined forces with other revolutionaries Venustiano Carranza and Emiliano Zapata to overthrow Victoriano Huerta. The different forces were not wholly successful at working together, and Villa and Carranza became rivals. For a number of years, he was involved in a series of clashes with other Mexican military groups and even fought with U.S. troops from 1916 to 1917. In 1920, Villa reached an agreement with Adolfo de la Huerta, the Mexican leader, which pardoned him for his actions in return for Villa putting an end to his independent military activities. Three years later, he was assassinated on June 20, 1923.

Villa (Arango), Pancho (Doroteo) b. June 5, 1878 d. July 20, 1923 Mexican Revolutionary and Bandit. There is disagreement of where he is buried. He was first buried in the cemetery in Parral and grave robbers stole his head in 1926. Later the president of Mexico wanted the body moved to Mexico city, but there is a story that the mayor of Parral substituted another body that was sent to Mexico City. The story of his burial(s): For many years, after his 1923 assasination, Pancho Villa's body was buried in the Pantheon de los Dolores in Parral, Mexico. In 1972...[Read More] (Bio by: Steven Baldwin) Cause of death: Assassinated Parral Cemetery*, Hidalgo del Parral, Hidalgo del Parral Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico

• This location is unconfirmed or in dispute.

Mexican Revolutionary and Bandit. There is disagreement of where he is buried. He was first buried in the cemetery in Parral and grave robbers stole his head in 1926. Later the president of Mexico wanted the body moved to Mexico city, but there is a story that the mayor of Parral substituted another body that was sent to Mexico City. The story of his burial(s): For many years, after his 1923 assasination, Pancho Villa's body was buried in the Pantheon de los Dolores in Parral, Mexico. In 1972, a national monument dedicated to the heroes of the Mexican Revolution was to be built in Mexico City, and the government insisted Willa's body be brought to the monument at that time. There had been many bounties on his head, including one from Americans for his attack on Columbus, New Mexico. One local seeing a wanted poster, assumed that the reward was literally for the head of Panco Villa, dug up his body and removed the head...When Don Alvarado, a local baron and friend of Pancho's heard about the robbery, he had his body moved from lot 632 to lot 10, but he had to find another body to take his place. Two years later, a woman terminally ill with cancer went to the USA for treatment, but died on the way. The men who helped move Villa's body contacted Alvarado about the possible replacement, but that it was a woman. She was chosen regardless, and her body was placed in lot 632. Many years later, when the Mexican goverment came to collect the remains, they found dress buttons, a pelvis, a femur, and a few other bones. Apparently when the chief medical examiner was handed the pelvis, he thought it was a joke, as the pelvis was obviously that of a young woman. So according to local Parral, thousands visit the Monument of the Revolution, to pay respects to an unknown woman, while Pancho rests at home. (bio by: Steven Baldwin)

Alleged Wives

Extracted from “ Do you know the origin of the phrase "Pancho Villa and his two women on the shore"?” by Linda Castro.

In 1946, the Mexican Congress recognized Soledad Seáñez Holguín as the legitimate wife of Pancho Villa, whom he would have married in 1919. But Luz Corral, Manuela Casas, and Austreberta Renteria were also his legal wives.

The most complete list of names and surnames, with auxiliary data in this regard, of their best-known women would be the following:

1. Paula Alamillo , married in Torreón and had a daughter named Evangelina.
2. María Barraza , married in Parral and had a son named Miguel, who was adopted by another of his wives, Mrs. Soledad Seáñez, for which he was named Miguel Villa Seáñez.
3. María Isabel Campa , married in Durango and had a daughter named Ramoncita.
4. Esther Cardona also married her in Torreón and they had two twin children who died shortly after birth.
5. Francisca Carrillo de Matamoros , married in Coahuila and had a son.
6. Manuela Casas , married in Parral, Chihuahua and had a son with her.
7. Luz Corral , is the only one who married Villa by the Church and by the civilian in San Andrés, Chihuahua, on October 24, 1911, they had a son who died before reaching two years of age.
8. Petra Espinoza , they were married in Santa Bárbara, Chihuahua, they had a daughter named Micaela.
9. Guadalupe Coss married Villa at the Santigo ranch, they had a are named Octavio.
10. María Hernández , married in Parral in 1920 and had a son.
11. Librada Peña married in Santa Bárbara, Chihuahua and they had a daughter whom they named Celia Villa.
12. Austreberta Renteria, married Villa in 1921 and they had two children Francisco and Hipólito.
13. María Reyes , married the general in Rosario, Durango and they had a son named Samuel.
14. Soledad Seáñez were married in Valle de Allende, Chihuahua on May 1, 1919 and had two children.
15. Juana Torres married Villa in Torreón and they had a daughter named Juana María.
16. Cristina Vázquez married him in Santa Bárbara, Chihuahua, they had a son.
17. Asunción Villaescusa , a beautiful lady from Durango, married and they had a son.
18. Guadalupe Peral.
19. Maria Leocadia.
20. Guadalupe Balderrama , had a son.
21. María Arreola , they had a daughter.
22. Margarita Núñez , had a son.
23. María Isaac married Villa in Rosario, Durango.

So you can see this is the origin of the phrase so well known in Mexico "Like Pancho Villa and his two old women on the shore."

Alleged children

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pancho_Villa#Personal_life

An alleged son of Pancho Villa, the lieutenant colonel Octavio Villa Coss,[95] reportedly was killed by Juan Nepomuceno Guerra, a legendary drug lord from the Gulf Cartel, in 1960.[96]

95. "Guadalupe Villa Guerrero coordinará nuevo libro de Grupo Editorial Milenio". Milenio Noticias. 16 November 2008. Archived from the original on 9 July 2012. Retrieved 25 January 2012. (Dead link)

96. Schiller, Dane (26 January 1996). "Destiny made Juan N. Guerra rich, powerful". The Brownsville Herald. Retrieved 25 January 2012. (Dead link)

97. Kurhi, Eric (8 January 2010). "Last son of Pancho Villa dies in Hayward". The Oakland Tribune. (Dead link)

links

• https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pancho_Villa
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pancho_Villa
• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/11736/pancho-villa
• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/11754343/pancho-villa
• https://spanishschool.uninter.edu.mx/Francisco-Villa
• https://www.biography.com/military-figure/pancho-villa
• Britannica, The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia. "Pancho Villa". Encyclopedia Britannica, 18 Dec. 2021, https://www.britannica.com/facts/Pancho-Villa-Mexican-revolutionary. Accessed 18 December 2021.
• “ Do you know the origin of the phrase "Pancho Villa and his two women on the shore"?” by Linda Castro.
• GEDCOM Source Chihuahua, Mexico, Civil Registration Marriages, 1861-1967 Ancestry.com Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.