Francisco Villa Museum

In Chihuahua, the Francisco Villa Museum occupies Villa’s former estate, later called Quinta Luz in honor of his widow, María Luz Corral de Villa. Built between 1905 and 1907 and enlarged after Villa became governor in 1914, the house preserves both domestic rooms and objects tied to the Mexican Revolution, including weapons, saddles, photographs, and Villa’s living quarters. Its most dramatic artifact is the bullet-ridden Dodge automobile in which Villa and his bodyguards were assassinated in 1923, along with a gallery on his final journey and death mask. Established after Luz Corral’s death in 1981, it remains a major place for understanding Villa’s public and private life.

Chihuahua · Mexico