A surprise attack on a southwestern border town by a Mexican rebel leader provoked a U.S. military intervention in Mexico ...

In response to the attacks, U.S. forces under the command of Gen. John J. Pershing invaded Mexico in an attempt to capture ...

Pancho Villa State Park, outside of Columbus, New Mexico, will host Camp Furlong Day this weekend. The event, which will be ...

On March 9, 1916, Pancho Villa's forces attacked Columbus, N.M., leading to a deadly raid and a U.S. military response.

When Venustiano Carranza was president. 12,000 Americans crossed the border To hunt down and punish Pancho Villa for a “slip.” Poncho Villa (between 1908 and 1919, Library of Congress On March 9, 1916 ...

Horses, history and a solemn memorial mark the 1916 Pancho Villa raid in Columbus, drawing crowds to the border village plaza.

COLUMBUS, N.M. — Mexican revolutionary Pancho Villa returned to New Mexico, just one day shy of the 102nd anniversary of his surprise attack on this village near the U.S.-Mexico border. However, this ...

COLUMBUS, N.M. – So what’s in a name? Plenty! When Pancho Villa State Park in Columbus, New Mexico was established in 1959, local residents objected to the name. Some still do. The negative sentiments ...

In HBO's "And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself," Larry Gelbart delivers an ambitious script, based on the true story of a Hollywood film company lensing the pre-WWI Mexican Revolution, that makes a ...

Pedro Armendáriz was known for playing tough, masculine characters in Mexican and American cinema and starred alongside legendary actors like John Wayne and Sean Connery. Armendáriz starred as Mexican ...