IDNO

D.176664.MAT

Description

The body of General 'Pancho' Francisco Villa at the Hotel Hidalgo, Parral, after he was assassinated in 1923. General Francisco Villa is lying on a bed, and five men, two in uniform, stand behind the bed. [JD 22/08/2025]

Place

N Americas; United States of America; New Mexico

Cultural Affliation

Named Person

General Francisco 'Pancho'Villa

Photographer

None

Collector / Expedition

Clark, Louis C.G.

Date

23 June 1923

Collection Name

Clarke Collection

Source

Format

Postcard Black & White

Primary Documentation

Other Information

P.156647.MAT - P.156864.MAT and P.176654.MAT - P.176687.MAT were found unaccessioned in a red folder box in the Paper Archives and transferred to the Photograph Collections and numbered C1048/ [JD 28/08/2025]

P.156743.MAT - P.156767.MAT and P.176654.MAT - P.176678.MAT were located in a brown envelope, now numbered C1048/4.

Named Person: Francisco 'Pancho' Villa (born José Doroteo Arango Arámbula; 5 June 1878 – 20 July 1923) was a Mexican revolutionary. He was a key figure in the Mexican Revolution, which forced out President and dictator Porfirio Díaz and brought Francisco I. Madero to power in 1911 ...
At the height of his power and popularity in late 1914 and early 1915, the U.S. considered recognizing Villa as Mexico's legitimate president. In Mexico, Villa is generally regarded as a hero of the Mexican Revolution who dared to stand up to the United States.
In November 1915, civil war broke out when Carranza challenged Villa. Villa was decisively defeated by Constitutionalist general Álvaro Obregón in summer 1915, and the U.S. aided Carranza directly against Villa in the Second Battle of Agua Prieta. When Carranza was ousted from power in 1920, Villa negotiated an amnesty with interim president Adolfo de la Huerta and was given a landed estate, on the condition he retire from politics. Villa was assassinated in 1923." [Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pancho_Villa#Assassination, JD 23/08/2025]