Villa, Pancho, 1878-1923
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1878-06-05 - 1923-07-20
Occupations
Places
- Durango (Mexico : State) (Place of Birth)
- Hidalgo del Parral (Mexico) (Place of Death)
Languages Used
- Spanish; Castilian
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Pedro J. Gonzalez Papers
Collection
Identifier: CSRC-0060
Abstract
A telegraph operator for Pancho Villa during the Mexican Revolution; a radio personality and popular recording artist in Los Angeles; an immigration activist framed for political purposes and sent to San Quentin prison; and finally, a man fighting for the rights of his fellow veterans of the Division Del Norte in Mexico for plots of land (ejidos) that they could call their own. Pedro Gonzalez played all these roles and this collection consists of his papers, correspondence, music, serialized...
Dates:
1890 - 1995
Found in:
Chicano Studies Research Center Library