Pancho Villa

Mexican Revolution

Commander of the División del Norte during the Mexican Revolution.

Life
1878–1923

Place
Chihuahua, Mexico

Years
1910–1920

Map
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Francisco Villa built a cavalry army that took Ciudad Juárez and later broke with Carranza. He laid down his arms in 1920 and was killed in 1923.

Theme. Popular army · Northern rebellion

Key figures. Emiliano Zapata

Outcome. Helped destroy the Díaz and Huerta regimes.

Casualties. His campaigns were among the bloodiest of the northern war.

Influence. A folk hero of revolutionary Mexico.