Pancho Villa ordered a mass execution of the male residents of San Pedro de la Cueva, blaming the town for the deaths of five of his troops, He originally was going to have everyone in the small town executed, but an officer in his forces convinced him to spare the women and children. Villa personally shot the village priest who urged Villa to spare the town.
The village was principally an Indian one, although a few foreigners and a few Chinese residents were amongst the victims. Seven men survived having been left for dead.
The press reported that Villa lost support of his Yaquis, and that Carranza had ended military control of the railroads.
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Tuesday, November 30, 1915. Carranza on the International Bridge.
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