Pancho Villa

(noun)

José Doroteo Arango Arámbula (5 June 1878 – 20 July 1923) – better known by his pseudonym Francisco Villa or his nickname Pancho Villa – was one of the most prominent Mexican Revolutionary generals.

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  • General John J. Pershing
  • Zimmermann Telegram

Examples of Pancho Villa in the following topics:

  • Intervention in Mexico

    • In this incident, Francisco (Pancho) Villa and his band of 500 to 1,000 men raided Columbus, New Mexico, burning army barracks and robbing stores .
    • Pershing into Mexico to capture Villa .
    • This picture depicts Pancho Villa with his staff in 1913; he is the second man from the right.
    • This political cartoon depicts American attitudes towards the expedition over the Mexican border in pursuit of Pancho Villa.
    • General Pershing led the expedition into Mexico in pursuit of Pancho Villa.
  • Wilson and Latin America

    • -Mexico border incidents early in 1916 culminated in an invasion of American territory on March 8, 1916, by Francisco “Pancho” Villa and his band of 500 to 1,000 men, who burned army barracks and robbed stores in Columbus, New Mexico.
    • Pershing into Mexico to capture Villa.
    • Pershing, who led the expedition into Mexico in pursuit of Pancho Villa.
    • Pancho Villa, second from the right, with his staff in 1913.
    • Villa was an important leader during the Mexican Revolution.
  • The Debate over Preparedness

    • After the Lusitania was sunk by German U-boats on May 7, 1915, and Pancho Villa launched his raid against Columbus, New Mexico, Wilson's opposition to the Preparedness Movement changed.
  • The Banana Wars

    • General John Pershing and his army came to Mexico to lead a nationwide search for Pancho Villa.
  • Last Efforts for Peace

    • After the Lusitania sinking and Pancho Villa’s raid against Columbus, New Mexico, Wilson's opposition to the Preparedness Movement changed.
  • The Mexican Revolution

    • Rather than facilitate a reconciliation among the different factions, however, Venustiano Carranza and Pancho Villa engaged in a power struggle, leading to a definitive break between the two revolutionaries.
    • He agreed to resign only if Villa and Zapata also resigned and went into exile.
    • Northern general Villa formed an alliance with the southern leader Zapata.
    • Shortly thereafter, Zapata returned to his southern stronghold and Villa resumed fighting against Carranza’s forces in the north.
    • Carranza also sent generals to track down Villa in the north, but they were only able to capture some of his men.
  • Renaissance Architecture in Venice

    • Later architecture in Venice and the Veneto was largely based on the work of Andrea Palladio, who designed and completed some highly influential works, including villas in the mainland, Vicenza, Padua, and Treviso.
    • Palladian architecture, in masterpieces such as Villa Emo, Villa Barbaro, Villa Capra, and Villa Foscari, evoked the imagined grandeur of antique classical Roman villas.
    • For instance, Palladian villas were designed so that the owner visibly exerted control over production activities of the surrounding countryside by structuring the functional parts, such as the porch, close to the central body.
    • In the case of Villa Badoer, the open barn, formed by a large circular colonnade enclosing the front yard in front of the villa, created a space that recalled the ancient idea of the Roman Forum, bringing all campaign activities to the front of the villa itself.
    • The front façade of the Villa Foscari features several neoclassical columns.
  • Palladio

    • Palladian architecture has "been valued for centuries as the quintessence of High Renaissance calm and harmony. " Palladio designed many palaces, villas, and churches, but his reputation has been founded on his skill as a designer of villas.
    • Stuccoed brickwork was always used in his villa designs in order to portray his interpretations of the Roman villa typology.
    • Palladio also established an influential new building format for the agricultural villas of the Venetian aristocracy.
    • Palladio developed his own more flexible prototype for the plan of the villas to moderate scale and function.
    • In many of Palladio's villas, like the Villa Barbaro, pavilions were little more than mundane farm buildings behind a concealing facade.
  • Architecture in the High Renaissance

    • Palladio designed many palaces, villas, and churches, but his reputation has been founded on his skill as a designer of villas.
    • Palladian villas are located mainly in the province of Vicenza.
    • Palladio established an influential new building format for the agricultural villas of the Venetian aristocracy.
    • Palladio developed his own more flexible prototype for the plan of the villas to moderate scale and function.
    • Front of Villa Barbaro in Maser, province of Treviso, Italy, built by Andrea Palladio between 1554 and 1560 for the brothers Daniele and Marcantonio Barbaro.
  • Painting in the Early Roman Empire

    • Architectural scenes grew to incorporate the entire room such as at the Villa of the Mysteries and the Villa of Livia.
    • Detail of third style wall painting from the Villa of Agrippa Postumus.
    • One wall on the ritual scene depicted at the Villa of Mysteries.
    • Villa of P.
    • Second style garden vista from the Villa of Livia, Primaporta, Italy.
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