Grisel Alvarado
Ms. Ahonen
English 1302
13 Abril 2016
Pancho Villa
Pancho Villa grew up in a very poor family and experienced the difficulties of life at a very young age. After losing his dad, Villa became the head of the household at only 15 years of age. Even though Villa was a fugitive and outlaw, he was still seen as a historical person due to the war tactics that he used during the time period. Villa was a national hero and a prominent figure to many Mexicans, he had become a runner of the law, a murderer convicted of shooting a man at the age of 16, a robber, and stole money. Pancho Villa was a revolutionary general that had led the northern forces as well.
When Villa was a little boy he would spend most of his time helping his parents with the farm they owned. After losing his father at the age of 15 he became the father figure receiving a whole new role of protecting his family. At only 16 years of age Pancho Villa committed his first crime. In attempt to protect his sister, Villa shot a man who was abusing and harassing her. Villa had shot a man when he was still in his teens, but back then things were not viewed as they are today. Therefore, Villa had to escape to the mountains and leave behind his sisters and mother for six years while he was on the run. During the time he was hiding in the mountains he had found a couple of fugitives that were doing the same thing as he was. Villa soon became a bandit in the mountains of Durango where it is known that he changed his name to avoid getting recognized by the authorities. In the late 1890’s Villa was around 20 years old when he began working in a mine located in Chihuahua where he would also sell and steal cattle. Villa then began to add several more crimes to his record from robbing banks and taking from the wealthy to survive. Villa was accused of stealing a horse and received jail time as his sentence where he later escaped. Villa would steal from the wealthy to give back to the poor, “He would say he was returning to the poor, money the rich had taken from them.” (Katz) By this saying Villa was seen as a modern day Robin Hood. In 1910 Villa continued to live as a fugitive and joined Francisco Madero 's to begin the Mexican Revolution in Chihuahua because the peasants became frustrated from the really high cost of food and the continuation of the mistreatment they were receiving from the rich landowners. Villa was voted by the people to be a first commander and led a small force of only 28 men at this time Villa was 32 years of age. By this time Villa was consider one of the best gunman and gunfighter his only goal in every war was just victory. Villa had amazing war strategies that were used in every war by him and his man. …show more content…
The most known wars that Villa was involved in was the Mexican revolution and the Northern Forces.Villa was convicted to death by Victoriano Huerta, Villa fled to the United States to later find out that Huerta was death. After Huertas assassination, in 1914 Villa returned to Mexico and formed a group a man known as the Division del Norte (The Division of the North). This group of men where a combination of Villa’s man and Venustiano Carranza. This lead both Villa and Carranza to enter “Mexico city as the victorious leaders of the revolution.” (Bio.com) Using hit and run tactics Villa gained control of Northern Mexico with the help of The Division of the North. With many acknowledgements and impressive war tactics Villa received support from the United States due to President Woodrow Wilson mention that Villa could become a George Washington of Mexico. These events and the fact that Villa could buy supplies and find refuge in the United States lead him to believe that soon the United States would recognize him as the Mexican leader. Carranza began to envied Villa’s military skills and the attention he would get from the American press which often called him “The Mexican Robin
Ms. Ahonen
English 1302
13 Abril 2016
Pancho Villa
Pancho Villa grew up in a very poor family and experienced the difficulties of life at a very young age. After losing his dad, Villa became the head of the household at only 15 years of age. Even though Villa was a fugitive and outlaw, he was still seen as a historical person due to the war tactics that he used during the time period. Villa was a national hero and a prominent figure to many Mexicans, he had become a runner of the law, a murderer convicted of shooting a man at the age of 16, a robber, and stole money. Pancho Villa was a revolutionary general that had led the northern forces as well.
When Villa was a little boy he would spend most of his time helping his parents with the farm they owned. After losing his father at the age of 15 he became the father figure receiving a whole new role of protecting his family. At only 16 years of age Pancho Villa committed his first crime. In attempt to protect his sister, Villa shot a man who was abusing and harassing her. Villa had shot a man when he was still in his teens, but back then things were not viewed as they are today. Therefore, Villa had to escape to the mountains and leave behind his sisters and mother for six years while he was on the run. During the time he was hiding in the mountains he had found a couple of fugitives that were doing the same thing as he was. Villa soon became a bandit in the mountains of Durango where it is known that he changed his name to avoid getting recognized by the authorities. In the late 1890’s Villa was around 20 years old when he began working in a mine located in Chihuahua where he would also sell and steal cattle. Villa then began to add several more crimes to his record from robbing banks and taking from the wealthy to survive. Villa was accused of stealing a horse and received jail time as his sentence where he later escaped. Villa would steal from the wealthy to give back to the poor, “He would say he was returning to the poor, money the rich had taken from them.” (Katz) By this saying Villa was seen as a modern day Robin Hood. In 1910 Villa continued to live as a fugitive and joined Francisco Madero 's to begin the Mexican Revolution in Chihuahua because the peasants became frustrated from the really high cost of food and the continuation of the mistreatment they were receiving from the rich landowners. Villa was voted by the people to be a first commander and led a small force of only 28 men at this time Villa was 32 years of age. By this time Villa was consider one of the best gunman and gunfighter his only goal in every war was just victory. Villa had amazing war strategies that were used in every war by him and his man. …show more content…
The most known wars that Villa was involved in was the Mexican revolution and the Northern Forces.Villa was convicted to death by Victoriano Huerta, Villa fled to the United States to later find out that Huerta was death. After Huertas assassination, in 1914 Villa returned to Mexico and formed a group a man known as the Division del Norte (The Division of the North). This group of men where a combination of Villa’s man and Venustiano Carranza. This lead both Villa and Carranza to enter “Mexico city as the victorious leaders of the revolution.” (Bio.com) Using hit and run tactics Villa gained control of Northern Mexico with the help of The Division of the North. With many acknowledgements and impressive war tactics Villa received support from the United States due to President Woodrow Wilson mention that Villa could become a George Washington of Mexico. These events and the fact that Villa could buy supplies and find refuge in the United States lead him to believe that soon the United States would recognize him as the Mexican leader. Carranza began to envied Villa’s military skills and the attention he would get from the American press which often called him “The Mexican Robin