Pancho Villa
6/5/1878 - 7/20/1923
Gemini
Last Words
"Don't let it end like this. Tell them I said something."
Death & Legacy
Francisco Villa, bandit chieftain who had become the terror of the northern part of Mexico and the southwestern portion of the United States, was assassinated yesterday. His death occurred at Parral in the State of Chihuahua, where he had been living quietly for some time. Villa was killed by seven riflemen who fired at him from ambush as he was driving his car into Parral.
Details
- Cause of Death
- Assassination (gunshot wounds)
- Age at Death
- 45 years
- Funeral Location
- Hidalgo del Parral, Chihuahua, Mexico
- Final Resting Place
- Municipal Cemetery, Hidalgo del Parral, Mexico