tucson: In 1916, Pancho Villa ordered an attack on the town of Columbus, New Mexico, USA. In short, 84 people were killed. There is now a statue of him in a park in downtown Tucson. American hero or terrorist? I say terrorist. Maybe in 80 or 90 years we can erect a statue commemorating Osama bin Laden.|||do a Bart Simpson and cut off his head|||Tucson has way more bigger problems than a statue dingleberry - that town is a **** hole!! Report Abuse |||this reason lacks the vindication to label Pancho Villa as a terrorist. You get mad at this, but nobody gets mad when they mention that in 1848 when James K. Polk through his own greed wanted to buy California, New Mexico, and other territories from Mexico. And when Mexico refused he got pissed off and forced Mexico to attack the United States in order to declare war. Mexico wanted no part in this whatsoever, but they were forced by the US. what do you call that? We, as Mexicans, hold Pancho Villa as a national hero because he led the Northeners in the Mexican Revolution against the dictatorship of Porfirio Diaz in 1911 just like George Washington is seen as a national hero for leading the American Revolution in 1776 against the British.|||You could have people sign a petition and send it to the city mayor or someone like that and make sure you include a good reason why?|||Tear it the %*^& down. That is not cool.....I don't remember seeing a Hitler statue. I'm with you.