Did Vlla Ride Mule, Lead Raid?
August 20, 2026
Frank T. Padilla of El Paso, an eyewitness to the 9 March 1916 raid on Columbus, New Mexico, rejected claims that Pancho Villa personally led the attack or rode a mule. Padilla said Villa, whose real name was Doroteo Arango, was often seen in El Paso but was “hundreds of miles away” during the…
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