National Museum of the Revolution

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The National Museum of the Revolution in the city of Chihuahua,Mexico is housed in the former estate of General Francisco Villa and his widow, Sra Luz Corral de Villa. The house and it's extensive collection of Villa memorabilia, as well as souvenirs and documents relating to other revolutionary leaders, was turned over to the Mexican government in 1981 upon the death of Mrs. Villa.

One may see the saddle of the 'Centaur of the North', as Villa was called, as well as his pistols and armory, bedroom, living quarters as well as photographic memorabilia relating to his activities during the Mexican Revolution. The centerpiece of the collection in the courtyard is the bullet-ridden Dodge automobile in which he and his bodyguards were assassinated in 1923 in the city of Hidalgo del Parral in southern Chihuahua State. He is supposedly buried in the Rotunda of Illustrious Men in Mexico City, though some doubt remains as to where he is intombed.