Juana Gallo
August 20, 2026
Maria Soledad Ruiz Perez, known during the Mexican Revolution as “Juana Gallo,” was an Otomi Indian and one of Pancho Villa’s most feared colonels. Living in poverty in Juarez in old age, she recalled a life shaped by revolution, battlefield wounds, and the loss of much of her family. She joined…
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