Museo Francisco Villa

Chihuahua & Central North Mexico


The building from which Pancho Villa was shot and killed in 1923 houses the Museo Francisco Villa. It has two floors of interesting photos of Villa the man (fording a river in his beloved Dodge, posing with his gun in mid-conflict, etc), guns and memorabilia. Guided tours (by donation) are available in Spanish (and sometimes English).


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