Much of Villa's army left after his defeat on the battlefield and because of his lack of resources to buy arms and pay soldiers' salaries. aided Carranza directly against Villa in the Second Battle of Agua Prieta in November 1915. Villa was decisively defeated by Constitutionalist General Álvaro Obregón in summer 1915, and the U.S. Ĭivil war broke out when Carranza challenged Villa. considered recognizing Villa as Mexico's legitimate authority. At the height of his power and popularity in late 1914 and early 1915, the U.S. Like Zapata, Villa was strongly in favor of land reform, but didn't implement it when he had power. Emiliano Zapata and Villa became formal allies in this period. Villa dominated the meeting of revolutionary generals that excluded Carranza and helped create a coalition government. After the defeat and exile of Huerta in July 1914, Villa broke with Carranza. When Madero was ousted by a coup led by General Victoriano Huerta in February 1913, he joined the anti-Huerta forces in the Constitutionalist Army led by Venustiano Carranza. He was a key figure in the revolutionary movement that forced out President Porfirio Díaz and brought Francisco I. Francisco "Pancho" Villa ( UK: / ˈ v iː ə/, also US: / ˈ v iː j ɑː/ Spanish: born José Doroteo Arango Arámbula, 5 June 1878 – 20 July 1923) was a general in the Mexican Revolution.
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