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Francisco Villa Research Paper
Francisco Villa
Melissa E. Bowlin
Ozarka College

Francisco "Pancho" Villa Francisco Villa was born Doroteo Arango in San Juan del Rio, Durango in 1877. Some resources say that he was actually born in 1879. Although Doroteo Arango was the man 's original name, most people knew him as Francisco "Pancho" Villa. Francisco spent most of his life living in Durango, until at the age of 16, when he killed a man for raping his younger sister ("Francisco "pancho" Villa", 2006). He had to leave the town of Durango in order to keep from being executed for killing the man that had raped his sister. Over the next few years there was very little record kept of Francisco.
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He would also sell stolen cattle in Chihuahua to make a living. During this time, "his occupation was recorded as a "wholesale meat seller", according to many government biographies that were written". Later on he would begin to mine again, but this time in a town near Chihuahua called Santa Eulalia ("Francisco "pancho" Villa", 2006). Soon Francisco was becoming to tire of laborers work, and decided to add bank robber to his resume of different jobs he would do in later years. He was wanted now not only as a murderer by the Diaz government but also as a bank robber ("Francisco "pancho" Villa", …show more content…

"Although he won many battles during the period 1917-1919, he was never the same as he had been at the height of his power". "In 1923, in an agreement with then president Alvaro Obregon, Villa retired to a hacienda in Canutillo, near Parral, Chihuahua". "He seemed to be living the quite life of a rancher, surrounded by former comrades and friends, many whom now served as his body guards". "Obregon and his soon-to-be successor, Plutarco Elias Calles, wanted to take no chances that Villa would regain his strength". "They established a conspiracy to assassinate him." "On July 20, 1923, as Villa made his way back to his ranch from Parral, seven riflemen began to set off shots on his car" ("The Storm That Swept Mexico", 2012). Villa was assassinated at this time. In life, and in death, "Villa remains a controversial figure". One hundred years after his death, he is still loved by many, but also hated by many too ("The Storm That Swept Mexico", 2012). It can be shown that his life was quite one of turmoil and very extravagant all in one. There are many rolls of film and photographs that can show this was a daring bandit whom left a huge imprint during the time of the Mexican Revolution, and will always be remembered, whether it be in a good or bad way, he will always be written in to the history of the Mexican

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