Pancho Villa's darkest years

Question

The savage and bloody Guerrilla Struggle in Chihuahua, 1917-1920

Nuestro Mexico, febrero veintitres, dejo Carranza pasar Americanos, diez mil solados, seiscientos aeroplanos, buscando a Villa, queriendolo matar.

Pobrecitos de los americanos, pues a sollozos comienzan a llorar, con dos horas que tenian de combate a su pais se querian regresar.

Los de a caballo ya no se podian sentar y los de a pie ya no podian caminar, y Pancho Villa les pasa en su aeroplano y desde arriba les dice -Goodbye!-

Pues que creian estos rinches tan cobardes, ¿que combatir era un baile de carquis? Con la cara toda llena de verguenza se regressaron otra vez a su pais.

(I understand there are spelling errors)

Neat mate. - ray76, Oct 10, 2013

SolDados ;) - Kiwi-Girl, Oct 10, 2013

Answer 1

Hi Rey_Mysterio. History leaves a lot of bad tastes on both sides. Having said that, If anyone wants to read the full Spanish version (English translation available) of La Punitiva (The Punitive Expedition), you can find it here at the Center For Revolutionary Nationalism and Ideological Research and Organization. There are other writings in Spanish (with English translations) about Pancho Villa on that same website . Most (if not all) are written from the Mexican point of view. I suppose one could use it as a translation exercise. A lot of it is written in derrogatory language (just my opinion), so if you are easily offended, I wouldn't bother.

Gracias for the info - pmikan-pam, Oct 10, 2013

Great Post!! - rac1, Oct 10, 2013

Answer 2

a fast dance of stomping/dancing on tip of your feet as if bullets were flying all around your dancing feet (according to my prima cuca de chihuahua)

Answer 3

¿qué es el baile de carquis?

I think it's a reference to the 'khaki' uniforms. Perhaps a spelling mistake? caquis = khakis - 0095ca4c, Oct 10, 2013