In March 1916, Americans living in the quiet town of Columbus, N.M., suddenly found themselves attacked by Mexican bandits, ...
COLUMBUS, New Mexico (Border Report) – The Village of Columbus is preparing to celebrate a defining moment in its history with a motorcycle ride and a binational cavalcade marking the 106 th ...
On March 9, 1916, Doroteo Arango, known to history as Francisco “Pancho” Villa, attacked the ramshackle border town of Columbus, N.M., to provoke an American invasion of Mexico that he believed would ...