| Tomás Urbina | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Birth name | Tomás Urbina Reyes |
| Born | 1877 Congregación de Nieves, Ocampo Municipality, Durango |
| Died | September 15, 1915(1915-09-15) (aged 37–38) Congregación de Nieves, Ocampo Municipality, Durango |
| Years of service | 1910-1915 |
| Rank | General |
| Unit | División del Norte |
| Battles / wars |
|
Tomás Urbina Reyes (c. 1877–1915) was a general during the Mexican Revolution who allied with Pancho Villa and Emiliano Zapata.
Lieutenant Tomas Urbina and his counterpart and fellow General Rodolfo Fierro, have been cited as the two halves of Pancho Villa, Fierro representing his more violent side.
Urbina was executed by General Fierro under the accusation that he betrayed Pancho Villa during the Battle of El Ébano (Spanish: Batalla de El Ébano), a 72-day siege of the town of El Ébano in the state of San Luis Potosí, where Urbina finally surrendered his forces to the Constitutionalist faction, and allegedly received a sum of money for his surrender.
In film
In the filmVilla Rides (1968), Urbina was portrayed by Robert Viharo.
In Reed: Insurgent Mexico (1973), Urbina was portrayed by Eduard López Rojas.
In literature
Urbina is a major character in the novel, The Friends of Pancho Villa (1996), by James Carlos Blake.
References
- Eva Tessler. Encyclopedia of Mexico: History, Society & Culture. Routledge. Retrieved 2010-03-27.
- Katz, Friedrich (1998). The Life and Times of Pancho Villa. Stanford University Press. pp. 221, 269–272, 328–329. ISBN 0-8047-3046-6.
  | This biographical article related to the military of Mexico is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it. |