Plate 37: Francisco (Pancho) Villa, guerrilla leader, on horseback, from "Estampas de la Revolución Mexicana" (Prints of the Mexican Revolution)
Francisco «Pancho» Villa fue un héroe revolucionario del norte de México que apoyaba a Madero. Se le ha descrito como un bandido social —una suerte de Robin Hood— que lideraba a un grupo de revolucionarios extremadamente indisciplinado en busca de botines y aventura. Villa procedía de un entorno humilde, lo que le impulsó a reparar la ira de los oprimidos. Como estratega militar, destacaba por igual en el campo de batalla y en la guerra de guerrillas. En marzo de 1916, Villa entró en el territorio estadounidense y atacó Columbus, en Nuevo México, lo que enfureció al gobierno norteamericano. Sus numerosas hazañas forjaron su imagen de héroe temerario que eludió durante años la captura y el castigo.
See also comment for 1993.1133.1–85.
Artwork Details
- Title: Plate 37: Francisco (Pancho) Villa, guerrilla leader, on horseback, from "Estampas de la Revolución Mexicana" (Prints of the Mexican Revolution)
- Series/Portfolio: Estampas de la Revolución Mexicana (Prints of the Mexican Revolution)
- Artist: Alberto Beltrán (Mexican, Mexico City 1923–2002 Mexico City)
- Publisher: Taller de Gráfica Popular, Mexico City
- Date: 1947
- Medium: Linocut
- Dimensions: Sheet: 15 3/4 × 10 5/8 in. (40 × 27 cm)
Image: 11 13/16 × 8 11/16 in. (30 × 22 cm) - Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: Gift of Norman S. Rothschild, 1993
- Object Number: 1993.1133.38
- Rights and Reproduction: © 2026 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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