Francisco Villa Attacks in Columbus

On October 15, 1915, the U.S. government recognized the de facto government of Carranza. General Villa interpreted that fact as the result of a secret agreement in which Carranza committed national sovereignty in exchange for recognition. In order to force Carranza to unmask or break with the United States, on March 9, 1916, General Francisco Villa, with a troop of four hundred men, entered the United States city of Columbus, New Mexico. The vil…