#Pancho Villa

[mexicoantiguo]

Imagen de Francisco Villa y su estado mayor en el año de 1913.

Cada hombre está numerado del 1 al 7 con una x que marca a Pancho Villa..

De izquierda a derecha: General Antonio Orozco, General Juan Dosal, Coronel Telesforo Terrazas, Martín López, General Francisco Villa, Coronel Manuel Ochoa y Mayor Casimiro Cazares. Detrás, entre Villa y Martín López, está el General Miguel Saavedra; entre Villa y Ochoa está Tomás Morales; y exactamente sobre el sombrero de Martín López está Darío W. Silva.

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Everett Raymond Kinstler - Pancho Villa Illustration Original Art (undated)

E. R. Kinstler was a successful comic book and pulp illustrator, who later established a career in painting society and celebrities as seen here with 1900s Mexican revolutionary and guerrilla leader, Pancho Villa in front of his own "wanted poster".

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En l'honneur du Nouvel An Chinois qui nous fait passer dans l'Année du Serpent, en voici quelques-uns !

Ici, des serpents modernes, particulièrement surréalistes.

Marseille, Musée Cantini - Jules Perahim - "Le Sein-Père" ("Le Chamane")

Douai, Musée de la Chartreuse - Claude Génisson - "Méduse"

Marseille, Musée Cantini - Victor Brauner - "Autoportrait Impérial"

Marseille, Vieille-Charité - expo "Surréalisme et USA" - Max Ernst - "Pancho Villa, Mage de Révolution - Roue" (pour le Tarot Surréaliste)

Lille, TriPostal, expo "Colors etc"- Juliette Clovis - "Manis Tetradactyla"

Marseille, musée Cantini - Victor Brauner - "Nombre"

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Did the US violate the sovereignty of Mexico when it sent military forces after Pancho Villa? Or did they receive special permission from the Mexican government to hunt down villa?

The Carranza government (which was involved in a civil war against Villa, among other factions) gave reluctant support to the US's expedition provided that it put pressure on the Villarists, though they did not officially help the Pershing expedition and often demanded its immediate recall. The Mexican people also resented the Pershing expedition and demanded the Carranza government expel them - though Mexico largely lacked the capacity to militarily evict the Pershing expedition.

The broader questions of what a government should regarding a spillover of violence over their borders changed dramatically over the years as states became more bureaucratically capable of monitoring and effectively administering their borders.

Thanks for the question, Anon.

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Ofrenda monumental en el zócalo de México

En honor a Pancho Villa, revolución mexicana.

Iluminación festiva

Día // Noche

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[oldshowbiz]

Pancho Villa's son was John Wayne's Chisum stand-in.

[ocandrew1]

Great Twitter Posts of my favorite athletes, past and present. Do you recognize them all?

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Pics: Not xenophobia but, pure & plain racism.

1. Pancho Villa warning his enemies that "Today, I'll cut (off) your ear. (But) come tomorrow, I'll (just) kill you."

2. Villa was, for a time, considered to be Mexico's only true 'authority' - by then U.S. president Woodrow Wilson.

So, he capitalized on spreading his fame thru "corridos," mostly American films & newspaper "stories."

3. That good fortune didn't last & Villa was soon being hunted down - by the U.S. & Mexico!!

His wanted poster reads "Gringos are looking for Pancho Villa, living or dead! For a reward of $5,000..."

4. American General Pershing tried to hunt Villa down - for Villa's successful raids in Texas & New Mexico!!

5. Villa joined the successful uprising against Mexican president Díaz in 1910.

6. Mexican General Huerta tried to kill Villa during Pascual Orozco's rebellion.

Yet, due to his political connections, Villa was jailed instead.

He promptly escaped...

7. Venustiano Carranza & Villa joined forces against now president Huerta!

They were successful, defeating Huerta in 1914.

8. Carranza broke with Villa & became president.

But, for some unknown reason didn't follow up on the reforms that the new Mexican Constitution called for...

9. So, Emiliano Zapata joined up with Villa to overthrow Carranza.

But, they were both soundly beaten in a series of battles.

Yet, Villa still controlled all of northern Mexico...

PS: Good Lordy!! A whole array of Mexican people on Lovecraftian Spawn.

Howard must be spinning in his grave.

1914: Output.

Intro: "To Pancho Villa"¹ is another bit of HPL's totally unnecessary racist comments.

It's not, as some have said mere xenophobia. Rather, it's the proud work of a white supremacist.

This is not any kind of satire but, plain & pure racism.

Work: At 1st, it sounds as if Lovecraft is going to play nice with his subject.

"To the intrepid (gentleman), General Francisco Villa, Commander of the Constitutional Army."²

But, Howard's true intentions come up right away.

"... You're a thief; a cutthroat, a bandit (&) a low rustling chief."³

Yet, HPL is 'forced' to admit the 1 thing that he likes most about Villa.

"... In justice... I really must own... you know how to fight."⁴

Only to put Villa back down...

"(Even) if you're still a (thief)."

With his pattern now set, Lovecraft really lets the abuse blow.

"As a Spanish hidalgo,⁵ you cut little figure; you're ¾ injun... tainted with n__r;⁶ you can't read a word; you're own name you can't write⁷..."

Sadly, Howard doesn't really under- stand the chaos Mexico was then continually undergoing.

Nor, I think, did HPL really care. This was just an excuse for him to vent his purile racist views.

Lovecraft continues on with his myopic socio-political 'lecture.'

"When we look for a treaty... we turn to dignified Sir Carranza;⁸ but Mexico waits for another to free her, placing her hopes in... poor mongrel Villa."

Now, Howard reveals 1 of the U.S. interests in 'controlling' Mexico's government.

"While... crafty Huerta... clings to his throne,... it's to you friend Brian⁹ lends his assistance."

Finally, HPL ends with a last crack of the whip.

"(Yes) General Villa, you'll do - at a distance."¹⁰

Weird Shit: In 1920, Villa retired from politics & was granted a pardon & a ranch.

But, 3 years later, Villa started to re- enter politics. It was his last mistake.

Villa was soon assassinated while traveling back home from his bank.

Here's where the weird stuff comes in:

1. Emil Holmdahl, an American treasure hunter, beheaded Villa's corpse!!

He sold the General's head to a millionaire who collected the heads of historic figures!

Villa's head supposedly ended up in the possession of Yale's Skull & Bones Society...

2. Villa's supposed death mask was hidden in the Radford School in El Paso, Texas.

In the 1980s, this mask was gifted to the History Museum of the Mexican Revolution.

But, the death mask doesn't match up with the museum's other Villa masks...

Notes in Part 2.

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Pancho Villa and an Indian