Francisco "Pancho" Villa (UK: / ˈ v iː ə /, US: / ˈ v iː j ɑː /; Spanish: ; born José Doroteo Arango Arámbula, 5 June 1878 – 20 July 1923) was a Mexican revolutionary general and one of the most prominent figures of the Mexican Revolution.. As commander of the División del Norte, 'Division of the North', in the Constitutionalist Army, he was a military-landowner of the northern ....

Even though Pancho Villa was killed in 1923, his widow, Señora doña Maria Luz Corral de Villa, celebrated her husband’s legacy—and her own celebrity—with a Villa museum at her 50-room mansion in Chihuahua City until her death in 1981. Ironically, today the Mexican military owns the property and the Historical Museum of the Revolution.

Though he was a killer, a bandit, and a revolutionary leader, many remember him as a folk hero. Pancho Villa was also responsible for a raid on Columbus, New Mexico in 1916, which was the first attack on U.S. soil since 1812. "Pancho" was a revolutionary advocate for the less fortunate. Images for kids

Pancho Villa - Early Years. Pancho was born on June 5, 1878, at the Rancho de la Coyotada on the Hacienda del Rio Grande, one of the largest haciendas in the state of Durango. The hacienda owner was the López Negrete family. Francisco "Pancho" Villa was baptized Doroteo Arango. There are different opinions about his real name.

Pancho Villa is one of the greatest revolutionary leaders in world history. He was born in a working-class family, and after the death of his father, he shouldered the responsibilities of his family. He worked to earn a living and also acted protective of his sister. He apparently killed one of the estate owners as that person harassed his sister.

Birth of a Bandit. Mexican revolutionary Pancho Villa was born Doroteo Arango on June 5, 1878, in San Juan del Rio, Durango. Villa spent much of his youth helping out on his parents' farm.

pancho villa had 23 children. hahahhaha. OMG like he had so many its not even funny xavier :PP. no really xqaavier its not so stop laughing!! if you cant really answer seriously dont answer

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.

Pancho Villa was born José Doroteo Arango Arámbula on June 5, 1878. He was the son of a sharecropper at the hacienda in San Juan del Rio, Durango. While growing up, Pancho Villa witnessed and experienced the harshness of peasant life.

pancho villa had 23 children hahahhaha OMG like he had so many its not even funny xavier :PP no really xqaavier its not so stop laughing!! if you cant really answer seriously dont answer