Tidbits of The Mexican Revolution
Posted 12-06-2014 at 11:00 PM by aliasfinn
There are plenty that I have come across, here are a few that I thought were interesting.
Julio Cardenas (?-1916) He was Pancho Villa's second in command. He was one mean hombre, a man came up to him on a street and asked him what time it was and Cardenas shot him dead because he didn't feel like talking. If you ever saw the movie "Villa Rides " he was the character that Charles Bronson played, a real psychopath. Lt.George Patton was sent down to Mexico to look for Villa after New Mexico was attacked and he encountered Cardenas and two other men. A gunfight broke out and Cardenas and his two friends were killed. Patton got credit for shooting him and took his saddle and sword as souvenirs.
Ambrose Bierce (1842-1914?) He was an American writer known for many stories including " An occurrence at Owlcreek Bridge " which was made into a Twilight Zone episode. He went down to Mexico to write about Pancho Villa and the Revolution and was never seen again.
http://donswaim.com/bierce-disappearence.html
Actor Anthony Quinn's father
Francisco Quinn was born in Mexico to an Irish immigrant father and a mother of Aztec ancestry. He rode with Pancho Villa and then moved to East Los Angeles where he became a cameraman for a movie studio.
Julio Cardenas (?-1916) He was Pancho Villa's second in command. He was one mean hombre, a man came up to him on a street and asked him what time it was and Cardenas shot him dead because he didn't feel like talking. If you ever saw the movie "Villa Rides " he was the character that Charles Bronson played, a real psychopath. Lt.George Patton was sent down to Mexico to look for Villa after New Mexico was attacked and he encountered Cardenas and two other men. A gunfight broke out and Cardenas and his two friends were killed. Patton got credit for shooting him and took his saddle and sword as souvenirs.
Ambrose Bierce (1842-1914?) He was an American writer known for many stories including " An occurrence at Owlcreek Bridge " which was made into a Twilight Zone episode. He went down to Mexico to write about Pancho Villa and the Revolution and was never seen again.
http://donswaim.com/bierce-disappearence.html
Actor Anthony Quinn's father
Francisco Quinn was born in Mexico to an Irish immigrant father and a mother of Aztec ancestry. He rode with Pancho Villa and then moved to East Los Angeles where he became a cameraman for a movie studio.
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