By Hal Marcovitz
Mexican outlaw Pancho Villa grew to become a modern day Robin Hood whilst he rebelled opposed to the cruelty of Mexico's landowners. He later grew to become a world megastar whilst his function within the Mexican Revolution ended in his ruling northern Mexico in 1913.
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It was Venustiano Carranza who stepped in to defuse the tempers of the British diplomats. Carranza appointed a commission to investigate the shooting, which declared that Benton lived in Mexico for 30 years and had become a naturalized Mexican citizen and, therefore, Pancho Villa could not be held responsible for the murder of a British citizen. What’s more, Benton was shown to be a vicious and brutal hacendado who abused his Mexican peóns, often whipping them. The British fumed, but the whole matter was soon forgotten.
But it should be pointed out that Pancho Villa’s hatred for President Woodrow Wilson was so strong at this point that he probably needed no prompting from a foreign power to wage war on America. 57 58 PANCHO VILLA woman at one point. ” On March 8, a force of 400 Villistas arrived just south of the New Mexico town of Columbus. This time, Pancho Villa was at the head of the column. Columbus was a curious choice by Villa to stage a raid. It was a small town of just a few hundred people, many who scratched out their livings as farmers.
And then, suspicious himself of Villa’s motives, Madero refused to consider releasing Villa from prison. 39 40 PANCHO VILLA Finally, Madero never won over the Americans. S. Ambassador Henry Lane Wilson regarded Madero as a weak leader and made it known that he preferred Huerta as president, believing he would bring stability to the region. S. diplomats and intelligence operatives to topple popular regimes in Latin American countries in favor of dictators who, nonetheless, were willing to accept America’s friendship.