Pancho Villa

The statue was six months in the making by the artist and foundry man Javier Portilla. Pancho Villa (1878 “ 1923, born as Doroteo Arango) was a general in the 1910 Mexican Revolution who is also known as a bandit.  Pancho Villa conducted raids in northern Mexico along the border with the United States during the Mexican Revolution, prompting General John J. Pershings unsuccessful incursion into Mexico to seek Villa. The seven-ton bronze sculpture was taken on an 1,800 mile, two week ceremonial journey to ten cities in Mexico and the Southwestern United States before it arrived in Tucson. The sculpture was accepted by then Governor Bruce Babbitt and other dignitaries in a dedication ceremony in 1981.

Dimensions: 14'h x 13.5'h x 7'6" depth

Address: Veinte de Agosto Park (between Broadway and Congress Street, west of Church Avenue)