Sleepy Town Took Little Note of Planned Raid
August 20, 2026
Pancho Villa’s raid on Columbus, New Mexico, in March 1916 unfolded after repeated warnings that the Villista force was moving toward the border. Juan Favela, an American citizen and vaquero for the Palomas Land and Cattle Co., had already seen Villistas seize cattle and kill companions in northern…
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