Viva la Revolución!

Photo essay: Visiting the home of Mexican revolutionary Pancho Villa

by Jahanshah Javid
04-Dec-2008
 
Wikipedia: Doroteo Arango Arámbula (June 5, 1878 – July 20, 1923), better known as Francisco or "Pancho" Villa, was a Mexican Revolutionary general. In his own version of his life at the age of 16 he shot an older man, the son of a big landowner, who had tried to rape Pancho's younger sister Martina. After this, being pursued for murder, he escaped. (This version is debunked - see Jeff Howell at References below.) During the following years, first living as an outlaw, then working his way up to a position as a division's commander, not many details are known >>>
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El pueblo unido.....

by Admiradora anonima (not verified) on Sun Dec 07, 2008 08:21 PM PST

jamas sera vencido..

depende///.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=87yq372R4Ts


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great pictures

by shirazie (not verified) on Thu Dec 04, 2008 08:38 PM PST

where is his house? Juarez Mexico?

He is my hero, General "Black Jack" Pershing had two major failures .

1. was not able to catch Villa and spend months in Mexico chasing him
2. lost almost all of his army in WW1

Villa proved US army of 1910's was incapable and ill equipped, but US still entered bloody WW1

my understanding is that he was a ladies man and was killed by a jealous husband. He was also treated as a criminal after the revolution and was not allowed to enter the palace. Basically betrayed by Zappata


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Ari Siletz

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by Ari Siletz on Thu Dec 04, 2008 06:20 PM PST

Yes, the lens is mightier than the rusty blade! Thanks for the great pics. One favor, the Wikipedia article linked to your photo essay mentions a guy named Ari Najarian, apparently a sidekick of Pancho Villa's. This dude seems to have fallen off the pages of history. Since you're in the neighborhood, would you ask around? Maybe Iran was exporting its revolutions even back then.


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Darius Kadivar

Cool ;0)

by Darius Kadivar on Thu Dec 04, 2008 06:55 AM PST

That's Cool Historical Memorabilia out there.

Thanks for sharing.

//www.youtube.com/watch?v=GUEMeL3_4Xo

//www.youtube.com/watch?v=hPb_4Oi4444


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