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José Doroteo Arango Arámbula was born on June 5 in San Juan del Río, Durango. Better known by his pseudonym Francisco Villa. -
Pancho Villa was a famous Mexican revolutionary and guerrilla leader. -
Joined Francisco Madero's uprising against Mexican President Porfirio Díaz. -
Villa joined Francisco Madero's successful uprising against Mexican dictator Porfirio Diaz.
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Ciudad Juárez takes the greatest victory of the Revolution -
He is taken prisoner, suspected by General Victoriano Huerta of participating in Orozco's rebellion in defense of the social aspirations of the countrymen. -
Another rebellion drove Madero from power and Villa was almost executed for his efforts to defend the previous government. -
He became leader of the División del Norte cavalry and governor of Chihuahua.
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Due to his skills as a fighter and leader, he was appointed colonel. -
He joined forces with other revolutionaries Venustiano Carranza and Emiliano Zapata to overthrow Victoriano Huerta. -
He fled to the United States for a time, but then returned to Mexico and formed his own military force known as the Northern Division. -
The different forces did not manage to work together at all and Villa and Carranza became rivals. -
After clashing with former revolutionary ally Venustiano Carranza, Villa killed more than 30 Americans in a couple of attacks. That prompted the deployment of a U.S. military expedition into Mexico, but Villa eluded capture during the 11-month chase. -
Pancho Villa's troops attack the town of Columbus in the U.S.A. -
For several years, he was involved in a series of clashes with other Mexican military groups and even fought with U.S. troops. -
Crossed the border and attacked the U.S. city of Columbus -
Pardoned by Mexican President Adolfo de la Huerta, Villa retired to a quiet life on his ranch until his assassination. -
Villa reached an agreement with Adolfo de la Huerta, the Mexican leader, who pardoned him for his actions in exchange for Villa putting an end to his independent military activities. -
Villa commanded 40 thousand men, with whom he developed a guerrilla war from the north of the country, which continued until Carranza's death. -
When Carranza was overthrown, Adolfo de la Huerta invited him to lay down his arms. -
After accepting the amnesty by signing the Sabinas Agreements, he received ownership of the 25,000 hectare Rancho de Canutillo, near Hidalgo del Parral, Chihuahua, which he exploited with his former companions of the División del Norte, the Dorados. -
After his father's death, he became the head of the family. -
Three years later, he was killed