Thank you bro I was one of the ppl who requested pancho villa may I suggest Adolf Hitler. You have alot of bios on the worlds craziest dictators. I it would be a perfect fit plus I'm sure it would get a ton of views
According to family legend my grandmother met him when she was a child. She said he was very polite and respectful and asked for food and shelter for his men. She also said he threatened to kill any man who disrespected or attempted to rape any of the females on the ranch. Consequently, his men were also respectful.
My family legends a little different my grandfather made it to america after pancho took over his town he was around 13 when it happened. His dad handed him the money in his pocket and told him to run. The last thing he saw was his mother ,aunt's and sister bieng raped and his dad killed.
@@Brams2777 Man the people worked 14 hours 7 days to week there was no right for the workers and the people says that he was good just because some people made himself rich basically slaving the poor ?
I remember stories my grandfather told me about when he was a kid and Pancho Villa gave his family food and how he helped the people. Growing up in Austin Texas we were always told he was an outlaw our family always looked at him as a hero of the people
You failed to mention why he attacked the town in New Mexico. He had a deal to purchase weapons from the Army base there. When he paid the money the US soldiers decided to not give him the arms promised. So Villa decided to attack the town.
Kevin Erives no, just a different perspective of what happened. The US likes to tell history from their perspective only. They have failed many times on telling history from the perspective of the other side.
I’m from the town where villa was attacked and killed, Parral, he is seen as a hero and also a villain to us, on my family’s history there’s 2 relatives who fought alongside him, my great grandfather and my great grand uncle were enlisted in his army. There’s many stories which were passed on to us and even they admit he was kind of ruthless, though he was a necessary evil as you may say, things where pretty bad back then and the social division was really big. One important person who doesn’t get mentioned that often was Pedro Alvarado, Villa´s compadre and also mining millionaire from that time, who personally financed the war effort and had a crucial part during this time. It’s important to mention that Porfirio Díaz wasn’t only bad news for Mexico, he managed to bring the country to the industrial revolution and managed to economically position the country, though as many dictators things got out of hand with time. I guess history is always hard to decode and we only know half the story since more often than not history gets written by the winning side and they portray themselves as the “good guys”, but war times make good people do unthinkable things. Thanks for doing this series on our history and on such an important figure for modern Mexico, villa wasn’t happy with the outcome of the war, he realized that the caste system stablished before just switched to an economic based system and that the poor Mexicans were still poor and the rich even richer, power only transitions from hands to hands and it corrupts everyone. Once again thank you!
People like to forget this part when trying to paint someone in a dark light. In the end they usually wind up lookin more sympathetic anyway just cause of the brutality of the ones they're fighting against.
Darth Chingaso what everyone overlooks when talking about the Europeans it was about survival. Villa was just an outlaw no different then chapo. He only gave to the people so they wouldn’t go against him
You did not mention, that Pancho Villa was great at PR during the revolution, having US reporters embedded in his camp. For me personally, the more radical revolutionary in Mexico was Emiliano Zapata with his peasants army of the south. I would really appreciate a Biographics video on him!
"Para todos todo, para nosotros nada" Indeed. EZLN would make a good vid too if they can get the info right. They have a very complicated "ideology" though and most people either just call em anarchists or marxists and neither is all that accurate while both are applicable.
Because he was and is a hero to the everyday working mexican ppl. Villa was a criminal only to the oppressive government that wanted villa dead due to villa wanted government change to spread the wealth among the working ppl and the rich ppl inside the government didnt want that.
My great great grandfather Fidel Avila was a general in Pancho Villas Army, he was Villa's first man on his first wedding, fought for the control of Ciudad Juarez, and became governor of chihuahua as well as taking part in the Aguascalientes Convention. He is also mentioned in The Life And Times Of Pancho Villa several times as well as having streets, schools, and colonias named after him
I am a Chinese educated in Chinese mainland; US and the UK, and even I know the heroic tales of General Villa since a boy. Long live the Revolution, long live Mexico.
He wasn't a fugitive when he sat down on the chair,also that they were fighting for Madero,when Huerta siezed the power by a coup he joined Carranza and Zapata.Then,when Carranza say Villa and Zapata to fuck off from being represented,it began a 3rd revolution between factions,Carranza was killed,then Zapata,When Villa clashed with Obregon,his soldier suffered heavy losses,why? because the US had send Salvo ammo,this made Villa mad and he raided Columbus,Texas.
Although greatly abbreviated, this is one of the best accounts of Villa's exploits I've ever heard. Good job! The one fundamental truth that is conveyed in this video, a truth that is ignored in many others, is that Villa was a great revolutionary leader and soldier. Not just some rag tag bandit. The only thing that I feel shouldn't have been left out are the serious justifications Villa had for that Columbus raid. The video should have disclosed the duplicity and dishonest actions of the American government that finally turned Villa against the United States.
Or mabey 5 people that know the real story, maybe people who actually fought with Villa, remember history is written be those who leave victorious, or maybe you are right.
Pancho had good intentions but he did have a dark side to him. This guy doesn't seem to know too much about Pancho and I'll add a few things to the story. Pancho was racist towards the Chinese, some chose to come to the US by way of Mexico, during the time when the Act to limit Chinese immigration was in effect. He didn't like them but I don't know if he ever killed a Chinese person out of hatred. Pancho, at times he would have mercy on Pershing's troops if he caught one. He would hang them atop a telephone pole to "send home the message" not to be fucked with. Other times he would cut one of their ears and warned them that if he caught them again, he would kill them. How do I know this? Well, my great great father was one of Villas Rifles, known as Los Dorados. These stories were passed down to me by my late grandfather.
yea , he personally told everyone to kill chineese , my dad told me its because , one day as pancho villa was walking down the street a mentally ill chineese men slaped him
I went to the Pancho Villa museum back in the 80's as a kid on a family trip driving through Mexico. It showed him as a hero Robin Hood there. Yeah back in the day when Mexico wasn't so dangerous. My great grandmother told me stories about him. I am not sure if they were true or just stories.
My Grandmother (who raised me) told me a brief story how she and her brothers on horseback were at the Rio Grande river and Pancho Villa along with his pistoleros also on horseback were across on the Mexican side and they waved at each other. She never spoke about Villa as a bad man. My Mothers side of the family were born and raised near Marfa in Presidio County, Texas. My heritage is all white if that matters, however there is some significance to this though I won't get into it here.
Bass Player, are you attempting to tempt us in to waiting for further word from your waste of words. The bandits your grannie saw were just that . too bad the Texas Rangers were not there or these greaser would have been.Muerto.
Hi Mr Whistler! I really enjoy the videos you’ve put out, including this one. But I did notice an error: not once did you address Pancho Villa with his full rank of GENERAL nor General Zapata. After all, General Villa did command (literally) thousands of troops. Thank you and keep up the excellent work.
Great video, I am currently working on a report about the legends and myths of the Mexican Revolution and this video covers several of the same concepts I am trying to capture. One personal note, I am the great grandson of the man who taught Pancho Villa how to read in jail, though Villa was not completely illiterate before they met. I am obviously biased but I would have thought that mentioning Gildardo Magaña's name would have been a good move as he wasn't merely another prisoner but the eventual leader of the revolutionary front of the south and was the intermediary between Zapata and Villa, though I suppose Zapata was never mentioned either. like I said, obviously I am biased haha. Great video though, thanks for posting.
My grandfather told me that one time when he was a young boy, Poncho Villa came through the town he was living in. I think this was somewhere in the united states when this happened. He said everyone ran inside like a western movie when the bad guys show up. Villa left after speaking with the town elders, not causing any problems. My grandfather was born in 1905.
@@elsancho2749 You are right Joe, as a matter of fast here are their names. Emil L. Holmdahl, Tracy Richardson, Sam Dreben, and thats not all. Many white boys known as Soldiers of Fortune fought with Pancho Villa. Then they turned around and fought against him. You are the one that needs to learn your history. These white boys fought for who ever was paying the most for their services. If you are capable of research you will find that Emil L. Holmdahl is the best bet for exhuming Panchos grave in Parral ,Mexico and removing his head. Again for what reason? the answer is $ 25,000.00 Anything I have stated is from historical accounts , not from my own confabulations.
My Great Grandfather joined the US ARMY as a teen and ran a machine gun against Pancho Via. He was only relieved when the Army found out his real age. He went on to work for the Union Pacific Railroad and retired from it. He lived to be 94.
Thank you very much! Fascinating. the eternal struggle of people without power against those with power (mostly just born into it, the inherent evil of generational inbred wealth) Viva the spirit of Pancho Villa!
That's why mexico is Mexico lol. Bad mexies run off the smart and Rich who create jobs and wealth for others. The leftovers take up arms against the population with the cartels. It's a vicious cycle. It's in their blood.
@@rrf899 that's a very ignorant take your probably a rich spoiled brat to see it Mexicans immigrating and some becoming narco is the result of economic policies during the 80s and 2000s good or bad by that logic "good" people are stupid making the work force slaves
a hero doesn't steal and murder poor merchants in pueblos to feed the poor... villa was actually a coward... he killed many unarmed men and women... he cried and begged for mercy when a weapon was pointed at him, he was spared... a true coward... he hurt some of my innocent ancestors and stole from them in guerrero. tamaulipas
My great great great grandmother was terrified of him. She wasn't rich, but wasn't poor either when she was in Mexico. He raided the family farm and killed my great x4 grandfather. She ran from Mexico to El Paso Texas. Whenever you brought up his name she would break down into hysterics.
If I may use a term from the D&D Alignment Sheet, I would place Pancho Villa in the...Chaotic Good spectrum. Those who are labelled "Chaotic Good" are those who act as their conscience dictates and care very little about what others think. In Pancho's case, the government may have labelled him a "terrorist..."but he didn't care. All that mattered to Pancho was helping the people, even if it meant blowing up several buildings
One of the stories my great grandfather told me was that Villa was smart, he would change the horseshoes the opposite way, confusing the US government on which way he went. He was definitely a smart man
@@spacemarinechaplain9367 for all the supposed brilliance of his tactics, the only tactic he seemed to possess was a frontal mounted attack. Against a dug in defense with interlocking machine gun fields of fire, he just spent his conscripted Villistas lives like water. No problem for him, he would just press gang more in the next village or hacienda.
I know you did vlad the Impaler 6 months ago but i really wouldn't mind another video on a Romanian historical figure since Romania is at the presidency of the European Union for the first time in 12 years since we joined,you could do a video about Nicolae Ceaușescu,the last Romanian communist dictator or about Michael the brave who fought the ottoman empire or about Stefan the great who did the same thing. People forgot that Romania was basically what kept the ottomans from invading the rest of europe and i think we deserve some kudos for that.
My great grandfather rode with the revolution, what we have left from him is a painting that was made from a lost photographer, but that painting sure does speak volumes
As a kid I had the pleasure of meeting someone who lived in a us border town during that era. It was repeatedly raided by Villa and escalated after a few months. Villa gathered several men and executed them in the town square. Enraged the town decided to wait until he left, gathered arms and chased after them. Surprised by the attack they made a break for the border and the larger part of his forces at the time, successfully getting away. The old man stated that their band was able to kill 4 or 5 of Villas men and wound a couple. The wounded were lined up next to the bodies and executed themselves. They then piled the bodies up and burned them on the train tracks as a warning. He said they sent for help and were relieved when a group of soldiers were finally stationed in the town. That was the last time he raided his town but he said he remembers like it was yesterday (something like 80 years later) the hate in his heart he had for that man. He said he fought in a world war and never hated anyone as much as he did Villa.
I believe the Dorados were his personal guards who protected villa, he didn't hand pick, General Fierro was Villas most trusted who actually recruited the Dorados.
And he spent their little conscripted lives like water in mounted attacks against entrenched enemies with barbed wire and machine guns. But he didn't care, he would simply drag replacements in the form of conscripted soldados off the next hacienda he came to. Life was cheap in Mexico back then.
Think of the rivers of blood spilled by all those generals and emperors so that in glory and in triumph they could become the momentary masters of a fraction of a dot - Carl Sagan (pale blue dot)
Hey my hometown (El Paso, TX) was mentioned in a Whistler video! Fun fact: the building he used as a "stash house" was restored & is still present to this day in downtown El Paso, about 5 minutes from the US/Mexico border
I was born in Torreón Coahuila, I have always heard story’s from my family that Pancho Via robbed my great great grandmother because they owned land & were considered wealthy. She would not reveal where they hid the money and treasure and Pancho Villa hit her with the butt of his gun and blinded her. Till this day I have family on both side who hate and love this character. It was said since she went blind, she was never able to find where she buried the family treasure.
You finally did a guy whom I've previously recommended. For more well-known Mexicans, I'd recommend Frida Kahlo, Emilio Zapata, Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna, and Father Hidalgo.
@@Brams2777 how was he a traitor? By giving land to a country that took our capital? We should be glad that we still have a country. If he didnt accepted more blood and land could have been lost. If you want to find a traitor look at all the states that didnt support neither with men and money during that war.
Well let me tell u guys something i was born 30 mins from where he was born in Durango Mexico and learning about him was mandatory because of the wrong and false stories told about him everywhere he wasn't liked specially here in the US don't know y when the US backed him up at the beginning with guns and support for the cause his problem was he got to popular for the US government as simple as that believe it pr not so please everyone interested in his history please educate ur self first before insulting a real hero of my country. P.s. long live DOROTEO ARANGO the Real Francisco Villa for the ones that didn't know his real name.
My great great grandfather was part of his dorados and rode with him til the end of the war, in fact my famiky has told down the stories of the experiences that he had. He joined Villa when he was 16 and took a bullet in the chest but managed to live. Many people in my state in Mexico view him as a national hero who stood up to the oppressors and did what was right.
I found out last month that I had one Great Uncle fighting with Pancho Villa, one with Emiliano Zapata, and one with the Federales. I guess my poor Grandfather was trying to keep them from killing each other.
@@curio8093 Obsessed? Would not characterize it as such, but will explain my interest as: 1.) My family has roots in the southwest border area extending back to the 1870's. In fact my paternal grandfather had stories involving setting up tents for the army during the build up to the punative expedition at the age of ten to make some small amounts of cash for his family. 2.) As a young captain I was tasked to do terrain walks for even younger officers which caused me to have to research the Raid on Columbus in order to teach the lessons learned in the 1916 time frame. 3.) My research taught me that the facts of the situation were not taught south of the border and instead a hagiography of the supposed great Pancho Villa had taken root. 4.) Like other similar hagiographies of patently evil men, they must be confronted with the truth or we don't learn from history which to those of us historians is anathema. Got to fight it. 5.) Likewise I also fight against similar crimes against truthful history involving such evil figures such as Mao, Stalin, Lenin, Mussolini, and of course Hitler amongst others. 6.) I will say my location here in the southwest and previous duties have made the personal study of the 1915 to 1920 situation here easier to accomplish. That help?
When I was in school I was told to do a report about my hero who then was Pancho Villa. The teacher didn't let me do the report because he hated him so....... I chose Emiliano Zapata! Which was ok for him. The reason I mention this is because as we get older and learn the True history out of the history books we realize that depending on which side you're on is how you see them and I respect that. Some/most of our histories heroes were evil people harming innocent women and children but somehow it changed an entire country for better, now this goes to every countries history. So far I had in my list: Villa, Zapata, Juarez, Dr. King, Lincoln, Obama lol (yes, I had to mention him) the list goes on. Some shed blood others didn't but boy did they change the history of the two countries that are in my heart, Mexico and USA.
Look up what the FBI released about King. Obama is a joke, did nothing for 8 years. Lincoln was also a tyrant, he did things that violated the boundaries and legalities in what a president can do.
This was my great grandfather, it makes me feel good that many of the stories here and in the comments are the same ones (roughly) that were passed down throughout our family.
My great-grandfather was the only man spared in a group execution by Villa's troops upon his regiment. The reason he was spared (and captured) was he took out his rosary and began to pray. Villa and most of his men were Catholic, so they considered my great-grandfather "one of them". I still have the rosary.
Robin Hood. As someone who had has family serve under him. He protected the rural people. My great great grandpa served him and had his leg injured delivering Pancho Villa a letter.
@@brandtlucasbrandt that's actually up for debate. There are a lot of real people that *could* have inspired the Robin Hood stories, if not actually done the things attributed to Robin Hood under the name "Robin Hood" The historical analysis of the Merry Men is actually quite interesting, seeing the real world connections a lot of them have
Yup. People usually aren't fully good or bad. And in reality, often to be recognized as a hero, one has to commit some monumental blood shed or go against someone or some large institution and totally fuk over the person or organization. So, again, in most cases it takes one to be the other.
Once had a burrito at a restaurant called "Siete Leguas", named apparently after Pancho Villa's horse. I'm sorry to see that the horse wasn't mentioned in the video.
I'm from chihuahua and I have many stories from my family about him. He was good to the poor but he was also brutal, he killed my great grandmothers neighbors who were a family of Chinese immigrants with a prominent business. My great grandfather buried them and we always remember them.
My great grandfather had a ranch in Imuris, Sonora and he told my family that Villa and his men pretty much invited themselves to my great grandfather’s ranch and forced them to be fed. My great grandfather was poor and had 9 children. My family did not have any dealings with politics, all they wanted to do was survive. My family did not have a good greeting with Villa and his men. Not sure if this was pre revolution or post revolution. I thinks it’s important to highlight the duality of Pancho Villa.
Amazing how similar the stories of the Central and South American Revolutionaries/ Revolutionary Gorilla Units are. Often somewhere between "criminal" and hero. Often from a background that put em at the brunt of/at odds with the systems Injustices (which is one reason why those like Che are looked at differently, gave up comfort for a cause) and usually having a deep hatred for the wealthy and their practices and love/sympathy of the regular people (at least in their mythology) and their struggle. Almost always starting comically small but growing rapidly over time. Almost always using the "Robin Hood" method of keeping the locals and sometimes society at large on their side. Almost always with an arch enemy. Almost always sympathetic, no matter what they do, because of the ruthlessness of the powers that be. Almost always smashed by the state, or becoming the new problem in there case of the Sandinistas and the like, though it's arguable that the Sandinistas in power weren't the same Sandinistas that took power. And the cycle continues. The anarchist in Mexico City (I believe) really dropped the ball. Had a very promising situation and let it go to waste giving rise to Poncho Villa. If they'd acted there's a good chance he'd have either joined em and been a well respected militiaman or never had reason to do what he did. Important part of the Poncho story.
Full of poop! That's the same story we are taught in school (in the States), however like in School, you omitted the real reason why he attacked Columbus. And of course he knew about the military garrison there. He was way smarter than that abd he had been there before. He even took a long detour to get there. The trip would have taken him and his men 5 days, but he chose to go unnoticed by taking a different route and spent 15 days getting there instead. The reason he attacked the garrison was in retaliation for being betrayed by the US, which had been supporting him until then with weapons and supplies when the US changed sides thinking that Pancho would be defeated. The US was supposed to bring up supplies and reinforcements by train. They never did and left him and his men hanging. Nevertheless, in the end he was victorious. Why don't you mention that part of the story and that the US as always, was meddling in Mexican politics pinning one side against the other so that they would have the "right man" that would protect American "Interests" in Mexico (the American companies exploding Mexico's resources) The real story, my ass! Pathetic!
In the Pershing operation, Villa's troops were the recipients of the United States' first military motorized attack when Patton attacked a Villa ranch with 3 Dodge Touring Cars and 15 men. His men killed two soldiers while Patton, armed with his two Pearl Handled Colt Peacemakers, chased around Pancho Villa Lt. Cardenas armed with a shotgun. Patton killed Cardenas, put 3 notches in his guns, strapped one of Pancho Villa's men to the hood of each car, and returned to Pershing's HQ. Pershing then gave Patton the nickname of Bandito. Viva Patton!
I grew up in El Paso, Texas. My family spreads from Chihuahua, Chihuahua; Cd. Juarez; and Torreón. It had been awhile since I've studied up on Pancho Villa. Thank you for biography.
My great, great aunt was one of the wives of Pancho Villa. My grandparents house was filled with photos and newspaper clippings of/about Pancho Villa because of this fact.
I was born and Raised in Parral Chihuahua. Villa, was a hero!! At least to people in those parts. My good friend Rene and family owned an Abarrotes store (Kinda like a general store) Said store used to be Villa’s headquarters in Parral. He was shot just down the street from it. Great video, huge fan!
My grandfather Juan Villanueva was a soldier in Pancho Villas army. My mother is from Juarez Mexico. And yes, theres a lot of personal stories to tell....
I love this bio. I just read through a lot of the comments. A lot of people from Durango as is my family. Can anyone recommend any good accurate books about Pancho Villa or Emiliano Zapata?
She was a 12-14 years old native american slave, what did you expect? Besides, she never betrayed her people, she only served as an interpreter with Pedro de Alvarado? (I don't remember his name) she spoke Nahuatl and Mayan, and the other Spanish spoke Mayan (because he had been shipwrecked in Yucatan and lived for a time among the Mayans)
My great grandfather fought with pancho villa in 1917 until the end of the revolution according to my grandmother he was only 14 when he chose to fight
My father took my mother to meet Pancho's only "legal" wife. An ancient lady who was in every way a lady. She received them for tea and coffee and showed them mementos of Pancho's life. My mom still talks about it to to this day.
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how could you not talk about Emiliano Zapata once in the whole video? you guys should do him next!
Thank you bro I was one of the ppl who requested pancho villa may I suggest Adolf Hitler. You have alot of bios on the worlds craziest dictators. I it would be a perfect fit plus I'm sure it would get a ton of views
According to family legend my grandmother met him when she was a child. She said he was very polite and respectful and asked for food and shelter for his men. She also said he threatened to kill any man who disrespected or attempted to rape any of the females on the ranch. Consequently, his men were also respectful.
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Interesting
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My family legends a little different my grandfather made it to america after pancho took over his town he was around 13 when it happened. His dad handed him the money in his pocket and told him to run. The last thing he saw was his mother ,aunt's and sister bieng raped and his dad killed.
the8 co sorry. That’s a horrible thing your family had to go through.
My great grandfather joined the fight on the south with Zapata,he fought against Portifistas and Huertistas. he lived till the 78.
Porfirio wasn't as bad as the Mexican government says he was, change my mind.
@@Brams2777 Man the people worked 14 hours 7 days to week there was no right for the workers and the people says that he was good just because some people made himself rich basically slaving the poor ?
Mexico ball mine served pancho villa. He lived to be 103.
Well this is a lie, your saying he was your great grandfather? If so you lying
@ ah right sorry thought you where trying to say Pancho was your great.
"I RATHER DIE ON MY FEET THAN LIVE A LIFE TIME ON MY KNEES " ...spoke like a true Revolutionary
213MzSANCHEZ :. Emiliano zapata said that
anthony fuentes it was actually a politician
@Ericka Smith with your inbred sight? You'd be lucky to catch us🤡
@@elpidiovillarreal6246 no dude go google it I DONT HAVE TO ITS A WELL KNOWN FACT eMILIANO zAPATA SAID THAT .
@@kilokortez7058 There is no need to google it Emiliano Zapata said that i read books this video is pure fake
I remember stories my grandfather told me about when he was a kid and Pancho Villa gave his family food and how he helped the people. Growing up in Austin Texas we were always told he was an outlaw our family always looked at him as a hero of the people
J A people in my family fought with him according to stories my grandma told my mom
Pancho Villa murdered an entire train of American miners
XtreemMetalMan do you know why?
@@kevincervantes427 I don't care why. Murder is murder.
XtreemMetalMan guess what I didn’t ask if you cared. 🙃 I care
You failed to mention why he attacked the town in New Mexico.
He had a deal to purchase weapons from the Army base there. When he paid the money the US soldiers decided to not give him the arms promised. So Villa decided to attack the town.
That's just a hypothesis.
Kevin Erives no, just a different perspective of what happened.
The US likes to tell history from their perspective only. They have failed many times on telling history from the perspective of the other side.
Rather Be Wargaming Extremely true!!! Their perspective is constantly the victim turning hero story... pffff...Disgusting how they tell history.
yeah i know the story the us Army gave sold ,him FAKE BULLETS!!
@@ratherbewargaming3753 you know what they say only the victors write history.........
I’m from the town where villa was attacked and killed, Parral, he is seen as a hero and also a villain to us, on my family’s history there’s 2 relatives who fought alongside him, my great grandfather and my great grand uncle were enlisted in his army. There’s many stories which were passed on to us and even they admit he was kind of ruthless, though he was a necessary evil as you may say, things where pretty bad back then and the social division was really big. One important person who doesn’t get mentioned that often was Pedro Alvarado, Villa´s compadre and also mining millionaire from that time, who personally financed the war effort and had a crucial part during this time. It’s important to mention that Porfirio Díaz wasn’t only bad news for Mexico, he managed to bring the country to the industrial revolution and managed to economically position the country, though as many dictators things got out of hand with time. I guess history is always hard to decode and we only know half the story since more often than not history gets written by the winning side and they portray themselves as the “good guys”, but war times make good people do unthinkable things. Thanks for doing this series on our history and on such an important figure for modern Mexico, villa wasn’t happy with the outcome of the war, he realized that the caste system stablished before just switched to an economic based system and that the poor Mexicans were still poor and the rich even richer, power only transitions from hands to hands and it corrupts everyone. Once again thank you!
He was no more brutal than most American and British/European military heroes of his time
People like to forget this part when trying to paint someone in a dark light. In the end they usually wind up lookin more sympathetic anyway just cause of the brutality of the ones they're fighting against.
DCM88 I guess that is pretty funny
Darth Chingaso big difference Mexico didn’t flourish America did
@@marcusj1167 so what? they still acted the same, which was my point....
Darth Chingaso what everyone overlooks when talking about the Europeans it was about survival. Villa was just an outlaw no different then chapo. He only gave to the people so they wouldn’t go against him
You did not mention, that Pancho Villa was great at PR during the revolution, having US reporters embedded in his camp.
For me personally, the more radical revolutionary in Mexico was Emiliano Zapata with his peasants army of the south. I would really appreciate a Biographics video on him!
Ricardo Flores Magón was even more radical a lot of his ideas were adopted into the 1917 Constitution
hush! Villa is a legend!
zapata was an anarcho communist
"Para todos todo, para nosotros nada"
Indeed. EZLN would make a good vid too if they can get the info right. They have a very complicated "ideology" though and most people either just call em anarchists or marxists and neither is all that accurate while both are applicable.
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Even in death he still remember as a hero in Mexico
Because he was and is a hero to the everyday working mexican ppl. Villa was a criminal only to the oppressive government that wanted villa dead due to villa wanted government change to spread the wealth among the working ppl and the rich ppl inside the government didnt want that.
True
Tons of schools are named after him here in Mexico
@@markogarcia2518 wrong, more like by people who have been oppressed by the corrupt elites
Nah!!
My great great grandfather Fidel Avila was a general in Pancho Villas Army, he was Villa's first man on his first wedding, fought for the control of Ciudad Juarez, and became governor of chihuahua as well as taking part in the Aguascalientes Convention. He is also mentioned in The Life And Times Of Pancho Villa several times as well as having streets, schools, and colonias named after him
Giga Chad lineage bro
0:40 - Chapter 1 - Beginnings
2:55 - Chapter 2 - Revolution
6:25 - Chapter 3 - Division
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10:25 - Chapter 4 - Deposing presidents
14:50 - Chapter 5 - Ousting carranza
16:00 - Chapter 6 - Violent streak
18:25 - Chapter 7 - Retirement & death
I am a Chinese educated in Chinese mainland; US and the UK, and even I know the heroic tales of General Villa since a boy.
Long live the Revolution, long live Mexico.
I would love to learn more about emiliano Zapata
Hugh Jay Nuss "i'd rather die on my feet then to live on my knees" (EMILIANO ZAPATA)
Zapata was an honorable man👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
I rather to die as a slave of the principles, and not of the mens.
Google, my friend. Use it. 😀
He was half black.
My grandma has his gun in her house, I have a cute photo of me holding it when I was younger
Okay
He didn't drink alcohol, his poison? strawberry milkshakes.
No probably fruit juice and water.
Pancho Villa murdered an entire train of American miners
@@Bryan-bd5kc Fr haha hearing the only thing i have a problem with is he didn't kill more
@@XtreemMetalManRedToTheBone good they exploiting Mexico and overpaid
@@XtreemMetalManRedToTheBone uhhh!!! hahahahaha :v
What a life. The fugitive who almost became president of Mexico
He wasn't a fugitive when he sat down on the chair,also that they were fighting for Madero,when Huerta siezed the power by a coup he joined Carranza and Zapata.Then,when Carranza say Villa and Zapata to fuck off from being represented,it began a 3rd revolution between factions,Carranza was killed,then Zapata,When Villa clashed with Obregon,his soldier suffered heavy losses,why? because the US had send Salvo ammo,this made Villa mad and he raided Columbus,Texas.
Like the rebels seceded from The British Empire?
It's common knowledge in Mexico that Villa didn't want the huge responsibility of being president. He understood he's limitations.
Villa was out for a better world he was not power hungry. Thats humble in my little opinion.
He didnt want to be president. He wanted the president OUT
Although greatly abbreviated, this is one of the best accounts of Villa's exploits I've ever heard. Good job! The one fundamental truth that is conveyed in this video, a truth that is ignored in many others, is that Villa was a great revolutionary leader and soldier. Not just some rag tag bandit. The only thing that I feel shouldn't have been left out are the serious justifications Villa had for that Columbus raid. The video should have disclosed the duplicity and dishonest actions of the American government that finally turned Villa against the United States.
A lot of details misiing ,
do Emilio Zapata
rolando mota *Emiliano*
I happen to be one of his many Great Great... grandkids
@@omarvaladez2798 Im your great great cousin then
Emiliano* idiot
He lived in terra del fuego
I think it goes without saying where All us Mexicans think about Pancho Villa. He's a Mexican Heroe.
My Great great grandpa use to be one of his soldiers!
that's cool
respect, Pancho is my great great grandad
5 dislikes from wealthy land owners who had their wealth redistributed. Haha
Twiggie Leon good old Mexican socialism.
@moll6743 Wish that was such a thing.
Or mabey 5 people that know the real story, maybe people who actually fought with Villa, remember history is written be those who leave victorious, or maybe you are right.
He was a wanker, he fought for his own interest did no good for Mexico
@@contactolequotidien8492 ¡pinche r/woosh, guey!
“$9,500 for Pancho Villas index finger?”
Lol,
Would’ve made a good segment of Pawn Stars
And it would have been one of the priciest items on Pawn Star, too!
Mudder Fukker I just thought the same exact thing
Mudder Fukker Rick Harrison: Best i can do is $500
"Let me get an expert I know"
@@qroo1986 ..There may be such an expert on dead fingers somewhere.
Pancho had good intentions but he did have a dark side to him. This guy doesn't seem to know too much about Pancho and I'll add a few things to the story. Pancho was racist towards the Chinese, some chose to come to the US by way of Mexico, during the time when the Act to limit Chinese immigration was in effect. He didn't like them but I don't know if he ever killed a Chinese person out of hatred.
Pancho, at times he would have mercy on Pershing's troops if he caught one. He would hang them atop a telephone pole to "send home the message" not to be fucked with. Other times he would cut one of their ears and warned them that if he caught them again, he would kill them.
How do I know this? Well, my great great father was one of Villas Rifles, known as Los Dorados. These stories were passed down to me by my late grandfather.
SANTIAGO ETHAN ROSAS BIRST true
No real proof
He would terrorize Chinese by chasing 'em on horseback, use his lariat to sling and bash children against trees or any firm structures
@Isaias Martinez Jr I have a lot of pictures and documents of my Grandfather Augustine Martinez.
yea , he personally told everyone to kill chineese , my dad told me its because , one day as pancho villa was walking down the street a mentally ill chineese men slaped him
I went to the Pancho Villa museum back in the 80's as a kid on a family trip driving through Mexico. It showed him as a hero Robin Hood there. Yeah back in the day when Mexico wasn't so dangerous. My great grandmother told me stories about him. I am not sure if they were true or just stories.
Pancho Villa and Zapata will never fade from Mexican folklore
My Grandmother (who raised me) told me a brief story how she and her brothers on horseback were at the Rio Grande river and Pancho Villa along with his pistoleros also on horseback were across on the Mexican side and they waved at each other.
She never spoke about Villa as a bad man. My Mothers side of the family were born and raised near Marfa in Presidio County, Texas.
My heritage is all white if that matters, however there is some significance to this though I won't get into it here.
@David miorgan No I did not know this...
Cool story bro you should tell at a funeral.......
@@losangeles2oo7 They are all dead, my Grandmother was born in 1897. She raised me
NOT pistoleros...DORADOS, Villa y sus Dorados (VILLA and GOLDEN ONES)
Bass Player, are you attempting to tempt us in to waiting for further word from your waste of words. The bandits your grannie saw were just that . too bad the Texas Rangers were not there or these greaser would have been.Muerto.
Hi Mr Whistler!
I really enjoy the videos you’ve put out, including this one. But I did notice an error: not once did you address Pancho Villa with his full rank of GENERAL nor General Zapata. After all, General Villa did command (literally) thousands of troops.
Thank you and keep up the excellent work.
Great video, I am currently working on a report about the legends and myths of the Mexican Revolution and this video covers several of the same concepts I am trying to capture. One personal note, I am the great grandson of the man who taught Pancho Villa how to read in jail, though Villa was not completely illiterate before they met. I am obviously biased but I would have thought that mentioning Gildardo Magaña's name would have been a good move as he wasn't merely another prisoner but the eventual leader of the revolutionary front of the south and was the intermediary between Zapata and Villa, though I suppose Zapata was never mentioned either. like I said, obviously I am biased haha. Great video though, thanks for posting.
Que honor ser el bisnieto del gran gildardo magaña.
My grandfather told me that one time when he was a young boy, Poncho Villa came through the town he was living in. I think this was somewhere in the united states when this happened. He said everyone ran inside like a western movie when the bad guys show up. Villa left after speaking with the town elders, not causing any problems. My grandfather was born in 1905.
If it was in the united states it was in texas or new mexico. but this greaser did not speak english so i doubt you ststement.
@@wallaceraymond2211 My grandfather was of mexican descent and spoke both english and spanish.
Wallace Raymond General Villa indeed knew English get your facts right boy
@@wallaceraymond2211 learn your history, Pancho had a couple of white boys that rode with him....
@@elsancho2749 You are right Joe, as a matter of fast here are their names. Emil L. Holmdahl, Tracy Richardson, Sam Dreben, and thats not all. Many white boys known as Soldiers of Fortune fought with Pancho Villa. Then they turned around and fought against him. You are the one that needs to learn your history. These white boys fought for who ever was paying the most for their services. If you are capable of research you will find that Emil L. Holmdahl is the best bet for exhuming Panchos grave in Parral ,Mexico and removing his head. Again for what reason? the answer is $ 25,000.00 Anything I have stated is from historical accounts , not from my own confabulations.
"You asked me if I know Pancho Villa??
Yes my friend, I knew Pancho Villa, we had lunch together!” 😏
Thank u so much for this bio,im in Mexico right now,the neighborhood where i hang out is called Pancho Villa,do Emiliano Zapata next or Brandon Lee
Julius Caesar was sieved with knives indoors, Pancho Villa was sieved with bullets outdoors.
My Great Grandfather joined the US ARMY as a teen and ran a machine gun against Pancho Via. He was only relieved when the Army found out his real age. He went on to work for the Union Pacific Railroad and retired from it. He lived to be 94.
Very fascinating!
Yeah but us soldier never captured Pancho villa era de huevos 🥚🥚
Thank you very much! Fascinating. the eternal struggle of people without power against those with power (mostly just born into it, the inherent evil of generational inbred wealth) Viva the spirit of Pancho Villa!
That's why mexico is Mexico lol. Bad mexies run off the smart and Rich who create jobs and wealth for others.
The leftovers take up arms against the population with the cartels. It's a vicious cycle. It's in their blood.
Pancho Villa murdered an entire train of American miners
@@XtreemMetalManRedToTheBone good exploiting Mexico
@@XtreemMetalManRedToTheBone
"And the US nuked two cities in Japan. Go cry about it, he had every right to do so."
-E.
@@rrf899 that's a very ignorant take your probably a rich spoiled brat to see it
Mexicans immigrating and some becoming narco is the result of economic policies during the 80s and 2000s good or bad by that logic "good" people are stupid making the work force slaves
Un verdadero héroe de la patria VIVA ¡MÉXICO!
Viva México 🇲🇽
a hero doesn't steal and murder poor merchants in pueblos to feed the poor... villa was actually a coward... he killed many unarmed men and women... he cried and begged for mercy when a weapon was pointed at him, he was spared... a true coward... he hurt some of my innocent ancestors and stole from them in guerrero. tamaulipas
I believe he was a good guy at first then lost his way for awhile. Which doing good deeds do not outweigh the bad in my opinion.
Martin gomez, you are messed up
Viva Pancho Villa y Emiliano Zapata!! ✊
I got a tatt of all our Revolutionary Heroes all over my back and chest.
Jc JA dope, me next!!
Missing 43
Pics?
I am getting mind soon
Did u get malverde?
My great great great grandmother was terrified of him. She wasn't rich, but wasn't poor either when she was in Mexico. He raided the family farm and killed my great x4 grandfather. She ran from Mexico to El Paso Texas. Whenever you brought up his name she would break down into hysterics.
Damn
If I may use a term from the D&D Alignment Sheet, I would place Pancho Villa in the...Chaotic Good spectrum.
Those who are labelled "Chaotic Good" are those who act as their conscience dictates and care very little about what others think. In Pancho's case, the government may have labelled him a "terrorist..."but he didn't care. All that mattered to Pancho was helping the people, even if it meant blowing up several buildings
One of the stories my great grandfather told me was that Villa was smart, he would change the horseshoes the opposite way, confusing the US government on which way he went. He was definitely a smart man
How do you equate getting 40% of his force killed as an immediate result of his attack on Columbus being smart?
bd in az az Or charging his men into WW1 style defenses when he fought against Obregón at Celaya.
@@spacemarinechaplain9367 for all the supposed brilliance of his tactics, the only tactic he seemed to possess was a frontal mounted attack.
Against a dug in defense with interlocking machine gun fields of fire, he just spent his conscripted Villistas lives like water.
No problem for him, he would just press gang more in the next village or hacienda.
He was a smart man
Pancho Villa. Greatest Mexican Patriot !!
Power to the people.
Peace.
I know you did vlad the Impaler 6 months ago but i really wouldn't mind another video on a Romanian historical figure since Romania is at the presidency of the European Union for the first time in 12 years since we joined,you could do a video about Nicolae Ceaușescu,the last Romanian communist dictator or about Michael the brave who fought the ottoman empire or about Stefan the great who did the same thing. People forgot that Romania was basically what kept the ottomans from invading the rest of europe and i think we deserve some kudos for that.
Every time he says "panch-o" I want to die
My great grandfather rode with the revolution, what we have left from him is a painting that was made from a lost photographer, but that painting sure does speak volumes
As a kid I had the pleasure of meeting someone who lived in a us border town during that era. It was repeatedly raided by Villa and escalated after a few months. Villa gathered several men and executed them in the town square. Enraged the town decided to wait until he left, gathered arms and chased after them. Surprised by the attack they made a break for the border and the larger part of his forces at the time, successfully getting away.
The old man stated that their band was able to kill 4 or 5 of Villas men and wound a couple. The wounded were lined up next to the bodies and executed themselves. They then piled the bodies up and burned them on the train tracks as a warning.
He said they sent for help and were relieved when a group of soldiers were finally stationed in the town. That was the last time he raided his town but he said he remembers like it was yesterday (something like 80 years later) the hate in his heart he had for that man. He said he fought in a world war and never hated anyone as much as he did Villa.
Villa called his soldados DORADOS (GOLDEN ONES)
Luis Chavez excellent fact
True, and they were chosen by himself, the best of the best
Los Dorados de Villa! 🙂
I believe the Dorados were his personal guards who protected villa, he didn't hand pick, General Fierro was Villas most trusted who actually recruited the Dorados.
And he spent their little conscripted lives like water in mounted attacks against entrenched enemies with barbed wire and machine guns.
But he didn't care, he would simply drag replacements in the form of conscripted soldados off the next hacienda he came to.
Life was cheap in Mexico back then.
Think of the rivers of blood spilled by all those generals and emperors so that in glory and in triumph they could become the momentary masters of a fraction of a dot - Carl Sagan (pale blue dot)
@GuildBankLooter Lol Hippie ? you must be a baby boomer
@GuildBankLooter lol your grand kids teach you that? its kinda old now grandpa
By that logic, the river of blood is just as insignificant
Hey my hometown (El Paso, TX) was mentioned in a Whistler video! Fun fact: the building he used as a "stash house" was restored & is still present to this day in downtown El Paso, about 5 minutes from the US/Mexico border
I was born in Torreón Coahuila, I have always heard story’s from my family that Pancho Via robbed my great great grandmother because they owned land & were considered wealthy. She would not reveal where they hid the money and treasure and Pancho Villa hit her with the butt of his gun and blinded her. Till this day I have family on both side who hate and love this character. It was said since she went blind, she was never able to find where she buried the family treasure.
You finally did a guy whom I've previously recommended. For more well-known Mexicans, I'd recommend Frida Kahlo, Emilio Zapata, Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna, and Father Hidalgo.
I think Santa Anna's name is actually spelled: T-R-A-I-T-O-R
@@Brams2777 maybe but more like cowered cus his soldados were ready to die for him and country fucking cowered.
@@Brams2777 how was he a traitor? By giving land to a country that took our capital? We should be glad that we still have a country. If he didnt accepted more blood and land could have been lost. If you want to find a traitor look at all the states that didnt support neither with men and money during that war.
FranK “l’d rather die on my feet than to live on my knees”
-Emiliano Zapata
...Santa Anna’s a traitor and a half
It’s Emiliano not emilio
Well let me tell u guys something i was born 30 mins from where he was born in Durango Mexico and learning about him was mandatory because of the wrong and false stories told about him everywhere he wasn't liked specially here in the US don't know y when the US backed him up at the beginning with guns and support for the cause his problem was he got to popular for the US government as simple as that believe it pr not so please everyone interested in his history please educate ur self first before insulting a real hero of my country.
P.s. long live DOROTEO ARANGO the Real Francisco Villa for the ones that didn't know his real name.
My great great grandfather was part of his dorados and rode with him til the end of the war, in fact my famiky has told down the stories of the experiences that he had. He joined Villa when he was 16 and took a bullet in the chest but managed to live. Many people in my state in Mexico view him as a national hero who stood up to the oppressors and did what was right.
Doubt it
I found out last month that I had one Great Uncle fighting with Pancho Villa, one with Emiliano Zapata, and one with the Federales. I guess my poor Grandfather was trying to keep them from killing each other.
they'll be talking about this guy a 100 years from now
Yeah. By then the Mexicans will have stories saying Pancho was the first to walk on the moon and touch down in the Marianas Trench.
bd in az az arriba pancho villa
@@bdinaz why u so obsessed with him
@@curio8093 Obsessed? Would not characterize it as such, but will explain my interest as:
1.) My family has roots in the southwest border area extending back to the 1870's. In fact my paternal grandfather had stories involving setting up tents for the army during the build up to the punative expedition at the age of ten to make some small amounts of cash for his family.
2.) As a young captain I was tasked to do terrain walks for even younger officers which caused me to have to research the Raid on Columbus in order to teach the lessons learned in the 1916 time frame.
3.) My research taught me that the facts of the situation were not taught south of the border and instead a hagiography of the supposed great Pancho Villa had taken root.
4.) Like other similar hagiographies of patently evil men, they must be confronted with the truth or we don't learn from history which to those of us historians is anathema. Got to fight it.
5.) Likewise I also fight against similar crimes against truthful history involving such evil figures such as Mao, Stalin, Lenin, Mussolini, and of course Hitler amongst others.
6.) I will say my location here in the southwest and previous duties have made the personal study of the 1915 to 1920 situation here easier to accomplish.
That help?
@@bdinaz bro just admit u hate Mexican people u dont have to hide behind the "I only tell the truth about villa "
When I was in school I was told to do a report about my hero who then was Pancho Villa. The teacher didn't let me do the report because he hated him so.......
I chose Emiliano Zapata! Which was ok for him.
The reason I mention this is because as we get older and learn the True history out of the history books we realize that depending on which side you're on is how you see them and I respect that. Some/most of our histories heroes were evil people harming innocent women and children but somehow it changed an entire country for better, now this goes to every countries history.
So far I had in my list: Villa, Zapata, Juarez, Dr. King, Lincoln, Obama lol (yes, I had to mention him) the list goes on. Some shed blood others didn't but boy did they change the history of the two countries that are in my heart, Mexico and USA.
Obama killed lots of women and children in the Middle East yes history is written by the conquer
Look up what the FBI released about King. Obama is a joke, did nothing for 8 years. Lincoln was also a tyrant, he did things that violated the boundaries and legalities in what a president can do.
Truth is stranger than fiction. You would be hard pressed to write a story as unique as his that people would believe. Thank you for posting it.
This was my great grandfather, it makes me feel good that many of the stories here and in the comments are the same ones (roughly) that were passed down throughout our family.
He is my great great great grandfather hello family!!!!
You my friend have the most informative and watchable history channel on TH-cam 👍🏽
Loved how "pancho" with they british accent sounds
Emiliano Zapata, Benito Juarez and maybe Santa Anna would be great topics. Thank you for this one!
My great-grandfather was the only man spared in a group execution by Villa's troops upon his regiment. The reason he was spared (and captured) was he took out his rosary and began to pray. Villa and most of his men were Catholic, so they considered my great-grandfather "one of them". I still have the rosary.
poncho was a bandit boy, his horse was fast as polished steel
Y'all really have general Lee's in the south the car ?
i wish i owned one, but some people have them @@pvnchos1478
@@spacecatboy2962 damn that's crazy, cool as hell.
Poncho and lefty
merle,@@yunzensal5466
Robin Hood. As someone who had has family serve under him. He protected the rural people. My great great grandpa served him and had his leg injured delivering Pancho Villa a letter.
Pancho Villa for president 2020
Are you retiring. Heard you were. Sucks
You guys should do a video on Chiang Kai-shek
Pancho Villa, the father of mexico! VIVA LA REVOLUCIÓN!!!!
COUGH
*MORELOS*
COUGH
QUE VIVA!
@el they said fuk all that then dipped lol
Angie, you are about the simplest minded fluff since Elizabeth Warren.
He did father a lot of kids back in the day...both with willing and unwilling females
Was happy to see you did this video!
The Mexican Revolution is one of historys greatest stories. They all died very violently. Someone should really make a movie about this.
Viva Villa! Arriva el Norte!
Robin hood or terrorist? He was both plain and simple.
Robin Hood himself was sort of a terrorist.
@@dominicguye8058 Robin hood never existed.
@@brandtlucasbrandt that's actually up for debate. There are a lot of real people that *could* have inspired the Robin Hood stories, if not actually done the things attributed to Robin Hood under the name "Robin Hood"
The historical analysis of the Merry Men is actually quite interesting, seeing the real world connections a lot of them have
Yup. People usually aren't fully good or bad. And in reality, often to be recognized as a hero, one has to commit some monumental blood shed or go against someone or some large institution and totally fuk over the person or organization. So, again, in most cases it takes one to be the other.
He was not a terrorist.
Once had a burrito at a restaurant called "Siete Leguas", named apparently after Pancho Villa's horse. I'm sorry to see that the horse wasn't mentioned in the video.
One of the best Tequilas in the market, Siete Leguas
I'm from chihuahua and I have many stories from my family about him. He was good to the poor but he was also brutal, he killed my great grandmothers neighbors who were a family of Chinese immigrants with a prominent business. My great grandfather buried them and we always remember them.
My great grandfather had a ranch in Imuris, Sonora and he told my family that Villa and his men pretty much invited themselves to my great grandfather’s ranch and forced them to be fed. My great grandfather was poor and had 9 children. My family did not have any dealings with politics, all they wanted to do was survive. My family did not have a good greeting with Villa and his men. Not sure if this was pre revolution or post revolution. I thinks it’s important to highlight the duality of Pancho Villa.
Amazing how similar the stories of the Central and South American Revolutionaries/ Revolutionary Gorilla Units are.
Often somewhere between "criminal" and hero. Often from a background that put em at the brunt of/at odds with the systems Injustices (which is one reason why those like Che are looked at differently, gave up comfort for a cause) and usually having a deep hatred for the wealthy and their practices and love/sympathy of the regular people (at least in their mythology) and their struggle. Almost always starting comically small but growing rapidly over time. Almost always using the "Robin Hood" method of keeping the locals and sometimes society at large on their side. Almost always with an arch enemy. Almost always sympathetic, no matter what they do, because of the ruthlessness of the powers that be. Almost always smashed by the state, or becoming the new problem in there case of the Sandinistas and the like, though it's arguable that the Sandinistas in power weren't the same Sandinistas that took power.
And the cycle continues.
The anarchist in Mexico City (I believe) really dropped the ball. Had a very promising situation and let it go to waste giving rise to Poncho Villa. If they'd acted there's a good chance he'd have either joined em and been a well respected militiaman or never had reason to do what he did. Important part of the Poncho story.
Full of poop!
That's the same story we are taught in school (in the States), however like in School, you omitted the real reason why he attacked Columbus. And of course he knew about the military garrison there. He was way smarter than that abd he had been there before. He even took a long detour to get there. The trip would have taken him and his men 5 days, but he chose to go unnoticed by taking a different route and spent 15 days getting there instead.
The reason he attacked the garrison was in retaliation for being betrayed by the US, which had been supporting him until then with weapons and supplies when the US changed sides thinking that Pancho would be defeated. The US was supposed to bring up supplies and reinforcements by train. They never did and left him and his men hanging. Nevertheless, in the end he was victorious.
Why don't you mention that part of the story and that the US as always, was meddling in Mexican politics pinning one side against the other so that they would have the "right man" that would protect American "Interests" in Mexico (the American companies exploding Mexico's resources)
The real story, my ass! Pathetic!
In the Pershing operation, Villa's troops were the recipients of the United States' first military motorized attack when Patton attacked a Villa ranch with 3 Dodge Touring Cars and 15 men. His men killed two soldiers while Patton, armed with his two Pearl Handled Colt Peacemakers, chased around Pancho Villa Lt. Cardenas armed with a shotgun. Patton killed Cardenas, put 3 notches in his guns, strapped one of Pancho Villa's men to the hood of each car, and returned to Pershing's HQ. Pershing then gave Patton the nickname of Bandito.
Viva Patton!
That's false villa killed whites troops villa also cut their year's
Sorry to inform you this late , but NO.
I grew up in El Paso, Texas. My family spreads from Chihuahua, Chihuahua; Cd. Juarez; and Torreón. It had been awhile since I've studied up on Pancho Villa. Thank you for biography.
My great, great aunt was one of the wives of Pancho Villa. My grandparents house was filled with photos and newspaper clippings of/about Pancho Villa because of this fact.
Badges,badges,...we don't need no stinking badges!
Family lore says that one of my ancestors worked for him, or was supposedly his right hand at some point in time. Dunno any details tho.
Do a bio on Emeliano Zapata next! I think he'd be a great addition to your criminal or hero bios
I was born and Raised in Parral Chihuahua. Villa, was a hero!! At least to people in those parts. My good friend Rene and family owned an Abarrotes store (Kinda like a general store) Said store used to be Villa’s headquarters in Parral. He was shot just down the street from it. Great video, huge fan!
I love his "legendary" last words, "Tell them I said something."
A truly amazing portrayal of a Mexican revolutionary. I am so glad to have discovered this channel!
....also the 1st to film war on the big screen!
My family fought fought in the Battle of Ojinaga. Our roots hail from Chihuahua and West Texas out of Presidio Tx.
Villa had to do what he had to do.
My great great grandfather fought along Pancho Villa. He was in charge of holding his money. Passed away at 99 years old. Rip abuelo Esteban
My grandfather Juan Villanueva was a soldier in Pancho Villas army. My mother is from Juarez Mexico. And yes, theres a lot of personal stories to tell....
I live in El Paso which borders Ciudad Juárez and i barely know anything about Pancho Villla great vid
Yay!!!
How come i have seen movies in the us that show or mention pancho villa in a movie sylvester stallone tells a guy hey you look like pancho vila
US rewrites history books....lol
I love this bio. I just read through a lot of the comments. A lot of people from Durango as is my family. Can anyone recommend any good accurate books about Pancho Villa or Emiliano Zapata?
The best book would be "Pancho Villa" by Paco Ignacio Taibo II. Although it is in Spanish :/ sorry
Do one on La Malinche, also known as Malintzin.
She was a white betrayed her people !
@@pvnchos1478 she was native american that betrayed the aztecs when she went to help hernan cortes
She was a 12-14 years old native american slave, what did you expect?
Besides, she never betrayed her people, she only served as an interpreter with Pedro de Alvarado? (I don't remember his name) she spoke Nahuatl and Mayan, and the other Spanish spoke Mayan (because he had been shipwrecked in Yucatan and lived for a time among the Mayans)
I love the advertising on your videos. It’s great you take so much time explaining it.
My great grandfather fought with pancho villa in 1917 until the end of the revolution according to my grandmother he was only 14 when he chose to fight
Funny story, my mom actually met his widow. Waddup
@Radev4 did forget about that point
How old your mom when she birthed u
El honor que el tiene nadie se lo puede quitar.
Emiliano Zapata next!
Thank you for the story !
My father took my mother to meet Pancho's only "legal" wife. An ancient lady who was in every way a lady. She received them for tea and coffee and showed them mementos of Pancho's life. My mom still talks about it to to this day.
Great job on the video! Would love to see one on Sir Terry Pratchett
Definitely