Monuments to Confederate generals have sparked a divisive debate, but not so a park and a statue in the Southwest that honor Pancho Villa-- the enigmatic historical figure who made a name for himself ...

COLUMBUS, N.M. – A violent dawn raid a century ago in a sleepy little border town changed history and led to unique gatherings that continue today, both commemorating a tragic time and also ...

COLUMBUS, N.M. – Mexican revolutionary leader Francisco “Pancho” Villa's complicated shadow still lingers 100 years after his guerrilla-style raid at dawn on this small, isolated border town and its ...

COLUMBUS, N.M. – As part of Saturday’s renown Cabalgata Binacional Fiesta de Amistad, the First Aero Squadron Foundation (FASF), and a US Army historian will present a special show at 2 p.m. at Pancho ...

COLUMBUS — Fifty horses and a mule strode through the border village of Columbus Saturday in a parade led by the flags of the United States, Mexico and New Mexico — and one rider in the guise of the ...

Just before he died a man gave his neighbors a most unusual gift: a watch fob commemorating Francisco “Pancho” Villa’s murderous raid on the border town of Columbus, New Mexico. The man says he was a ...

Columbus celebrated the annual Cabalgata Binacional and Fiesta de Amistad with a horseback parade from the Port of Entry into the heart of the village Saturday. It was the culmination of three days’ ...

A look back at local, national and world events through Deseret News archives. On March 9, 1916, more than 400 Mexican raiders led by Pancho Villa attacked Columbus, New Mexico, killing 18 Americans.

COLUMBUS, N.M. — Mexican revolutionary Pancho Villa returned to New Mexico, just one day shy of the 102nd anniversary of his surprise attack on this village near the U.S.-Mexico border. However, this ...