From 1910 to 1920 there was a major internal political conflict in Mexico, known as the Mexican Revolution. During this period Pancho Villa, a powerful and rich man at the time, had a big role as leader of the Revolution in the north of the Mexican territory and was supported by US government. Once the Revolution was reaching its end, and the Mexican government kept struggling internally, Pancho Villa and his men raid New Mexico and killed many Americans. Afterwards, the US army tried to locate and capture Pancho Villa in the Mexican territory but never was successful. Despite the Mexican government tried to erase Pancho Villa from history, he has been recognized as a popular folk hero and many novels, movies and oral traditions talk about him. Thus, we can say this question is also talking about Pancho Villa.
