Vintage Atencion Gringo - Ride With Pancho Villa for Gold & Glory POSTER 11x14" For Sale

Vintage Atencion Gringo - Ride With Pancho Villa for Gold & Glory POSTER 11x14"

• Villa, Francisco "Pancho" 1878-1923
• Atencion Gringo: For Gold & Glory Come South to the Border and Ride with Pancho Villa, el Liberator of Mexico! Juarez: Key Publishing, January 1915
• My husband had this poster in storage for over 22 years (prior to his death) -- he worked for the government in International Relations and obtained this poster during his working career
• Obviously it is "used"; however, he always kept it in an envelope (never framed it or put nail holes in it)

This poster sought to recruit gringos to come to Mexico to fight with Francisco "Pancho" Villa in the Mexican Revolution (1910–1920).

Villa was one of the most well-known military leaders of the Mexican Revolution, due in large part to a deal he made with Hollywood to film many of his battles. Villa actively recruited soldiers and mercenaries outside of Mexico for his army. This advertisement specifically targeted skilled professionals, promising weekly payment in gold for dynamiters, machine gunners, and railroaders. He obtained the gold by confiscating it from Mexican banks.