Jose Doroteo Arango Arambula or better known as Francisco "Pancho" Villa, Pancho was a hero to the people for fearing no one, not even the Mexican Government nor the Gringos. Although Pancho was known as killer and a bandit, but since he was a revolutionary leader he is remembered as a folk hero. Pancho was commander of the Division del Norte and leader of the northern Mexican state, Chihuahua. Pancho advocated for the poor and wanted to agrarian reform. Pancho was born June 5, 1878 in San Juan Del Rio, Durango and growing up he witnessed how the rich only become richer by feeding off the poor and taking advantage of them. His parents were Agustin Arango and Maria Arambula and they both worked as sharecroppers in the hacienda. Sharecroppers are talented farmers who give each crop as rent and hacienda means a large plantation. At the age of five Villa lost his father leaving him man of the house with four other siblings. Villa had one sister named Martina and two brothers, Antonio and Hipolito. After his father's death life only got more complex for Villa, whom started working as a sharecropper to help support his family. .
In 1894 Villa came home to the owner of the hacienda trying to rape his younger sister, without hesitation Villa gunned the owner down. Villa fled to the mountains after the murder, where he learned how to become an ace shooter with perfect accuracy. He later joined other bandits led by Ignacio Parra. After Parra's death Villa stuck out on his own, other outlaws joined him and stayed for many years by his side. Pancho and his villains would steal cattle, rob shipments of money and act harshly towards the wealthy. Pancho Villa became widely known along the border, terrorizing the wealthy and sharing his earnings to peon families of Mexico. During this time Pancho started using the name Villa, no one knows the real reason, but some say it was his fraternal grandfather's last name.
