Historical Museum of the Mexican Revolution, Mexican Revolution museum in Chihuahua City, Mexico.
The Historical Museum of the Mexican Revolution is a museum in Chihuahua City, Mexico, set inside a former private residence. Its rooms display firearms, personal belongings, documents, and vehicles connected to the armed conflict of the early 20th century.
The building was constructed between 1905 and 1907 and later became the private home of Pancho Villa, one of the central figures of the Mexican Revolution. After his death in 1923, the property was eventually turned into a museum dedicated to that period.
The house is known as Quinta Luz, named by Villa for his wife, Luz Corral. On the first floor visitors see the utensils and furniture used by the Villa Corral family, while the second floor holds five showrooms, including the Hall of Arms and the Tragic Room, where a map of Villa's last route and his death mask, taken three hours after his death, are displayed.
The museum stands at 3010 Colonia Santa Rosa, in the Santa Rosa neighbourhood of Chihuahua City, north of the historic centre. The two floors are connected by stairs, with the Hall of Arms and the Tragic Room on the upper level. The bullet-ridden Dodge is kept in the courtyard, which can be seen before entering the rooms.
Among the objects on display is a car riddled with bullet holes in which Pancho Villa was killed in an ambush in 1923. The vehicle is kept as it was found after the attack, making it one of the most direct physical traces of that event.
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