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Pancho Villa's Leadership

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Pancho Villa was a powerful military leader that, for a time, dominated over the other states of Mexico. Villa led through many battles bringing fame back with him, but as time passes, this would change. Villa started gaining influence after the victory against Ciudad Juarez. It was so influential the “victory was instrumental in bringing Madero into power.” People soon realized, after that event Villa grew an army that eventually gained control of his hometown of Chihuahua. Villa was an expert leader at this point winning many of his battles with his strategies. At some point Villa was overthrown when facing against Plutarto Elias Calles, in a brutal loss against the new military tech. The huge defeat “Resulted in a massacre of Villas troops.”

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