Mexico's president is praising Mexican revolutionary Francisco “Pancho” Villa for his 1916 attack on Columbus, New Mexico, a raid that killed 18 Americans, mostly civilians. President Andrés Manuel López Obrador called the attack “daring” and said “we should thank' Villa for it.
FILE - Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador gives his regularly scheduled morning press conference, decorated with an image of Francisco “Pancho” Villa, a general in the Mexican Revolution, at the National Palace in Mexico City, Feb. 28, 2023. Mexico’s president praised Mexican revolutionary Francisco “Pancho” Villa on Tuesday, March 19, 2024, for his 1916 attack on Columbus, New Mexico, a raid that killed 18 Americans, mostly civilians.
López Obrador quoted his favorite historian, Pedro Salmerón, as saying the attack was “a symbol of resistance against imperialism.” It would not be the first time the president’s fondness for Salmerón has caused problems. . Around a dozen or so Columbus residents and eight U.S. soldiers were killed before members of the U.S. 13th Cavalry Regiment drove the Villistas back across the border. Some 70 to 75 of the attackers also died.
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