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Heroica defensa de Ciudad Juárez : la verdad de los hechos, caracter y valor del soldado mexicano; invasión de tropas americanas y su pronta evacuación

Description: This work provides an account of what the author terms the “heroic defense” of Ciudad Juarez against Pancho Villa’s forces. It also includes correspondence by Villa to the military garrison urging their surrender. Notably, it describes American involvement (and brief incursion into Mexico) and the Mexican embassy’s response to it in El Paso, where the work was published.
Date: 1919
Creator: Velasco, Felipe
Partner: University of Texas at El Paso

[Generals' Meeting]

Description: Photograph of generals at a horse track in Juarez, Mexico. U.S. General Scott is shown speaking with Francisco Villa. Colonel Matt Winn, Major Mickie and General Fierro are also present.
Date: 1913~
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Villa in Coahuila]

Description: Photograph of Francisco "Pancho" Villa and an unidentified man sitting down smoking, under the shade of a tree. There are several other men and at least one young boy around them. The man on the right hand side of the photo stares directly into the camera; he is holding a rifle and sporting a bandoleer. A carriage is behind the tree that Villa is leaning up against. Accompanying information identifies the photo as being taken in Coahuila, Mexico in 1920 when Villa surrendered to then interi… more
Date: unknown
Creator: Aultman, Otis A., 1874-1943
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Francisco "Pancho" Villa]

Description: Photograph of Pancho Villa. This is a rare photograph of Francisco Villa. General Villa is the man who is standing on top of the first railroad boxcar. The photograph is rare because Villa appears to be smiling. The men who are riding on top of these railroad boxcars are Villista revolutionists. Villa’s men and supporters became known as Villistas. Strewn among the men is a mixture of hammers, shovels and rifles. At the end of the first boxcar there is a small white wooden crate. The la… more
Date: 1910/1920
Creator: Aultman, Otis A., 1874-1943
Partner: El Paso Public Library
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