1916: The Punative Expedition in Mexico
Relations between the United States and Mexico appeared to be friendly after Woodrow Wilson recognized the new Carranza government. But then one of Carranza's lieutenants threw a wrench into the whole...
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From lewwetzel1 My paternal grandfather was a cavalryman in that expedition, he regarded it more as a training exercise for WWI (he was also in that dust up) than anything else. From LayHistorian If...
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Doroteo Arango Arambula a.k.a. Francisco "Pancho" Villa was born in San Juan del Rio Durango in 1876. He was a poor peasant with little education. By the time of the 1910 mexican revolution; he had...
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Ironfoot, Thanks for that post. I have a few questions for you, from your Mexican perspective: 1. Why did Villa murder "one of the owners of the 'Hacienda' where he worked"? 2. Was the murder...
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JP: Most Mexican people of today regard Villa as a hero; some, including myself, regard him as both; a hero and a villain; as a hero because he helped improve the living conditions of the poor people...
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Ironfoot, According to my friends from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the people in that area feel the same way about George Washington. Many people of the Northern persuasion feel that William T. Sherman...
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