Julio Cardenas (unknown – 1916) was a prominent henchman in Pancho Villa's Villista military organization. He was second-in-command to Villa as well as heading his personal bodyguard. The battle at Columbus, New Mexico, in which 18 Americans were killed, sparked the campaign, led by 'Black Jack' Pershing, to eradicate the Villa gang. One of Pershings aide-de-campes was Lt. George S. Patton. Cardenas was hiding in a house as Patton drove by, leading a procession of cars.

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  • Julio Cardenas (unknown – 1916) was a prominent henchman in Pancho Villa's Villista military organization. He was second-in-command to Villa as well as heading his personal bodyguard. The battle at Columbus, New Mexico, in which 18 Americans were killed, sparked the campaign, led by 'Black Jack' Pershing, to eradicate the Villa gang. One of Pershings aide-de-campes was Lt. George S. Patton. Cardenas was hiding in a house as Patton drove by, leading a procession of cars. Cardenas and his men opened fire on the Americans, resulting in a small firefight between the two groups. In the skirmish, Lt. Patton personally shot Cardenas with his six-gun. Patton then put a notch in his gun, strapped Cardenas to the hood of his car (along with two other dead Mexicans), and later took of his spurs as a souvenir. These spurs are now in the Museum of WWII, all that remains of Cardenas' legacy.
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  • Julio Cardenas (unknown – 1916) was a prominent henchman in Pancho Villa's Villista military organization. He was second-in-command to Villa as well as heading his personal bodyguard. The battle at Columbus, New Mexico, in which 18 Americans were killed, sparked the campaign, led by 'Black Jack' Pershing, to eradicate the Villa gang. One of Pershings aide-de-campes was Lt. George S. Patton. Cardenas was hiding in a house as Patton drove by, leading a procession of cars.
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  • Julio Cardenas
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