Doroteo Arango Arámbula , more known under like the name of Francisco (Pancho) Villa (Large June 5th 1878 with Río, Durango - July 20th 1923 with Parral, Chihuahua), outlaw become general during the Mexican Revolution.
Biography
Orphan since the twelve years age, it had to provide for the needs for his family. Then outlaw at 17 years for the murder of a hacendado. It was stopped, escaped. Taking the name of a gangster celebrates dead some time before, Francisco Villa, it put itself at the head of a band in the north of the country, continued by the famous police force of the " rurales" (most of the time of former gangsters put at the service of the government). In its youth, Villa did not drink alcohol and never said coarse words, practices which it preserved, except with regard to alcohol at the last time of its life. It was uncultivated, learned how to read in captivity with Tlatelolco, he became a large strategist and was endowed with a very great charisma. He was faithful to his friends, like Rodolfo Fierro or Tomas Urbina. It was always honest in Madero. It was also violent, pitiless, wild and of an extraordinary courage. He loved the women, Maria several times. It was called the Centaure of North .
In 1910, the constitutionalist Francisco Madero, who needed men aguerris for his revolution, gave him its chance by naming it sergeant in the irregular forces and the forgiveness of its last faults offered to him. It fought under the orders of the general Victoriano Huerta, against the federal troops of the government of Porfirio Diaz, equipped with very modern material. The catch of Ciudad Juarez decided fate of Diaz, who left in exile to Europe. Jealous of its military successes, Huerta made it stop for a futile reason and it failed to be shot, it was saved only at the last time by an order of Madero.
It is assigned with residence with El Paso until the assassination of president Madero and the vice-president Pino Suarez in 1913 during the tragic decade during which Huerta seized the power. Dealing with Huerta, Villa, equipped with weapons bought in the United States, obtained important military victories in the north of the country with the catch of the towns of Torreón, Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua and Zacatecas which caused the defeat of Huerta.
With the capacity with Chihuahua Villa controlled mining centers and could make strike into 1914 of the money pesos to pay its troops, as well as copper parts in 1915. It also made print tickets without contrevalor with the treasure but guaranteed on the life of those which would not accept them.
The victory of the constitutionnalists degenerated into a fratricidal fight between revolutionists. Overcome by Obregon, general with the service of Carranza, Villa sought to create international troubles with this dernier.
March 9th, 1916, it carried out 1 500 of its combatants in an attack against Columbus with the New Mexico where they burned the city partially and killed 17 of his residents. With at their head the general Pershing, an American punitive forwarding, heavily equipped and helped by some planes, pursued them far in Mexico without being able to reach them nor to take Francisco Villa. Later Villa with the head of 800 men takes again the town of Chihuahua and occupies it during two days.
Disappointed of the policy of Venustiano Carranza, it was combined with Emiliano Zapata in a contract of 1915 (Pacte of Xochimilco), guerroyé until in 1920, when, demolishes by Álvaro Obregón, it had to be withdrawn in Chihuahua. In exchange of its rendering the revolutionary government gave him the hacienda of Canutillo. It remained there until its assassination by killers with the service of Alvaro Obregon which always feared it. Villa and Zapata were the two only revolutionary big bosses who never turned their jacket. Its personality escapes description…
There exist thousands of photographs and many films of current events of time when one sees the Villa general, his staff and his troops (armed with North). Engagements were filmed where the trains are seen, the first planes in action. Later of many films were turned the majority very whimsical, with the eternal stereotypes of the Mexican gangster seen through the eye of Hollywood, more or less exact from the biographical point of view.
Military campaigns and battles
1910 San Andrés, Santa Isabel, attack of a train, Bajio del Tecolote, Cerro Prieto. 1911 Santa Rosalia and Camargo, Ciudad Juarez.1912 Parral, fights against Huerta.
1913 Samalayuca, San Andrés, Santa Isabel, catch of the train of Chavarria, Zacateca, Durango. 1914 San Andrés, Torreon, town of Chihuahua, Ciudad Juarez, Tierra Blanca, Chihuahua, Torreon, Ojinaga.
1915 Saltillo, Monterrey, Irapuato, Celaya 1, Celaya 2, Guadalajara, Leon, Encarnacion, Aguascalientes, Zacatecas, Potosi San Luis, Leon, Celaya, Querétaro, San Juan LED Rio, Tula, Pachuca, Agua Prieta, Altamira, Guadalupe, San Ignacio, Ahumada Villa, Juarez, Cidad Chihuahua, Put Large.
1916 Guerilla between Chihuahua and Durango, Guerrero, skirmishes with the American general Pershing, ciudad Chihuahua, Santa Rosalia, Jiménez, Ciudad Chihuahua, Torreon.
1917 Estacion.
1918 Guerilla.
1919 Parral, Juarez, guerilla.
1920 Sabinas.
Villa capitulated with the remainders of the division of the North which counted nothing any more but 651 men.
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