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"Villa surrenders to Mexican government at San Pedro, 1920"
"Villa surrenders to Mexican government at San Pedro, 1920"
"Villa surrenders to Mexican government at San Pedro, 1920"

"Villa surrenders to Mexican government at San Pedro, 1920"

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Sitter (1878 - 1923)
DateAugust 10, 1920
Mediumgelatin silver print
Dimensions3 × 5 1/4 in. (7.6 × 13.4 cm)
ClassificationsPhotography
Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of William K. Durbon on behalf of Colonel and Mrs. Donald A. Young
Object numberPA1977.065.178
DescriptionPancho Villa sits on a chair beside Federal General Eugenio Martinez and surrenders, just outside the city of San Pedro. They are sitting under a cottonwood tree. Other men are seen standing around the area. As part of the surrender agreement, each Villista was to be given a small ranch and Pancho Villa was given a large ranch and fifty bodyguards, paid for by the Mexican government.
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