Doroteo Arango

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Doroteo Arango, better known as Pancho Villa, was a leading Mexican Revolutionary general and folk hero who played a key role in the Mexican Revolution of the early 20th century.

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instanceOf Mexican revolutionary
folk hero
human
military commander
alliedWith Emiliano Zapata
Francisco I. Madero
Venustiano Carranza
alsoKnownAs Francisco Villa
Pancho Villa
birthName Doroteo Arango Arámbula
burialPlace Parral, Chihuahua, Mexico
causeOfDeath assassination
commanded División del Norte
countryOfCitizenship Mexico
dateOfBirth 1878-06-05
dateOfDeath 1923-07-20
era early 20th century
ethnicGroup Mestizo
featuredIn Mexican corridos (folk ballads)
ideology agrarianism
laterOpposed Venustiano Carranza
militaryRank general
movement Mexican Revolution
notableEvent 1916 raid on Columbus, New Mexico
notableFor charismatic leadership of cavalry forces
leadership in the Mexican Revolution
redistribution of land and wealth in controlled territories
symbol of peasant resistance in Mexico
occupation guerrilla fighter
military strategist
revolutionary leader
opposed Porfirio Díaz
United States Army Punitive Expedition
linked to: Mexican Expedition

Victoriano Huerta
participatedIn Battle of Torreón
Battle of Zacatecas (1914)
Mexican Revolution
placeOfBirth San Juan del Río, Durango, Mexico
placeOfDeath Parral, Chihuahua, Mexico
regionOfActivity northern Mexico
socialRole folk hero of northern Mexico
spouse María Luz Corral
subjectOf numerous biographies
numerous films
usedAlias Pancho Villa

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Pancho Villa alsoKnownAs Doroteo Arango