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Event by Village of Columbus, New Mexico
300 W Broadway Ave, Deming, NM 88030, United States
Join us on March 8, 2025, as we honor the history and sacrifices of the Villa Raid with a day of remembrance, friendship, and community!
Memorial Ride from the border into Columbus, NM. Ride in Luna County’s longest horse parade. Mariachis and folkloric dancers in the Plaza downtown. Vendors, food booths and games. Entertainment for the whole family! Annual Camp Furlong Day at the Pancho Villa State Park speakers TBA. Columbus Historical Society annual memorial for fallen victims of the infamous raid on Columbus, NM in the predawn hours of March 9, 1916
109 Years Later
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Family Fun DayCalbagata History – Each year in February and March, the Cabalgata Binacional Villista commemorates the 9 March 1916 invasion of the United States by Pancho Villa’s men. The first cavalcade took place in 1999 and followed the same route that Pancho Villa used, coming from the Hacienda de San Jerónimo, Bachíniva. A handful of riders were expected but more than 125 showed up. The Cabalgata passed Namiquipa and Cruces, as during the original 1916 event. In 2008 the 9th cavalcade began on 27 February in Ciudad Madera with more than 200 riders. During the next 10 days, they traversed 397 km (247 mi) north through towns and villages in northern Mexico (Ignacio Zaragoza, Buenaventura, Galeana, Nuevo Casas Grandes, Casas Grandes, Colonia Graciano Sánchez, Janos, Ascensión, Seis de Enero) to Puerto Palomas de Villa, arriving on 7 March with a complement of 400 riders and twice as many crew.
On 8 March 100 riders continued across the United States–Mexico border 3 miles to the Pancho Villa State Park and Museum in the village of Columbus, New Mexico. From the border the Villistas were accompanied by 200 American riders. The 8th cavalcade in 2007 was larger, with 500 riders arriving in Puerto Palomas de Villa. The 7th cavalcade in 2006 was smaller but the arrival of the 100 Villistas at Pancho Villa State Park coincided with ceremonies attended by New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson, Chihuahua Governor José Reyes Baeza Terrazas, and many other dignitaries.[8] The cavalcade in 2010 was the opening event of the centennial celebrations Tres Siglos, Tres Fiestas (Three Centuries, Three Fiestas).
The riders are received each night with a dinner, rodeo, music and dancing, and their horses are fed and watered. The growing popularity of the cavalcade presented increasing financial challenges for the communities along the route. In 2008, the community presidents formed an association, Presidentes Municipales de la Región Noroeste, to coordinate and manage the event.
Horses traveling from Mexico to the United States normally are subject to quarantine of at least 3 days, but starting in 2006, a special 12-hour waiver was obtained for up to 100 horses (hence the limit of 100 Villistas). Before 2006, the Mexican horses were left behind in Mexico, and the Villistas rode American horses from the border to the park.
The 11th cavalcade in 2010 began on February 23 in Hacienda San Jerónimo, Bachíniva, repeating the historical original route, passing through Namiquipa, Cruces to Buenaventura. There the cavalcade joined the group coming from Madera, continuing together up to Columbus, New Mexico. Source – Wikipedia
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered:
Section 1. Purpose. The privilege of United States citizenship is a priceless and profound gift. The Fourteenth Amendment states: “All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside.” That provision rightly repudiated the Supreme Court of the United States’s shameful decision in Dred Scott v. Sandford, 60 U.S. (19 How.) 393 (1857), which misinterpreted the Constitution as permanently excluding people of African descent from eligibility for United States citizenship solely based on their race.
But the Fourteenth Amendment has never been interpreted to extend citizenship universally to everyone born within the United States. The Fourteenth Amendment has always excluded from birthright citizenship persons who were born in the United States but not “subject to the jurisdiction thereof.” Consistent with this understanding, the Congress has further specified through legislation that “a person born in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof” is a national and citizen of the United States at birth, 8 U.S.C. 1401, generally mirroring the Fourteenth Amendment’s text.
Among the categories of individuals born in the United States and not subject to the jurisdiction thereof, the privilege of United States citizenship does not automatically extend to persons born in the United States: (1) when that person’s mother was unlawfully present in the United States and the father was not a United States citizen or lawful permanent resident at the time of said person’s birth, or (2) when that person’s mother’s presence in the United States at the time of said person’s birth was lawful but temporary (such as, but not limited to, visiting the United States under the auspices of the Visa Waiver Program or visiting on a student, work, or tourist visa) and the father was not a United States citizen or lawful permanent resident at the time of said person’s birth.
Sec. 2. Policy. (a) It is the policy of the United States that no department or agency of the United States government shall issue documents recognizing United States citizenship, or accept documents issued by State, local, or other governments or authorities purporting to recognize United States citizenship, to persons: (1) when that person’s mother was unlawfully present in the United States and the person’s father was not a United States citizen or lawful permanent resident at the time of said person’s birth, or (2) when that person’s mother’s presence in the United States was lawful but temporary, and the person’s father was not a United States citizen or lawful permanent resident at the time of said person’s birth.
(b) Subsection (a) of this section shall apply only to persons who are born within the United States after 30 days from the date of this order.
(c) Nothing in this order shall be construed to affect the entitlement of other individuals, including children of lawful permanent residents, to obtain documentation of their United States citizenship.
Sec. 3. Enforcement. (a) The Secretary of State, the Attorney General, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Commissioner of Social Security shall take all appropriate measures to ensure that the regulations and policies of their respective departments and agencies are consistent with this order, and that no officers, employees, or agents of their respective departments and agencies act, or forbear from acting, in any manner inconsistent with this order.
(b) The heads of all executive departments and agencies shall issue public guidance within 30 days of the date of this order regarding this order’s implementation with respect to their operations and activities.
Sec. 4. Definitions. As used in this order:
(a) “Mother” means the immediate female biological progenitor.
(b) “Father” means the immediate male biological progenitor.
Sec. 5. General Provisions. (a) Nothing in this order shall be construed to impair or otherwise affect:
(i) the authority granted by law to an executive department or agency, or the head thereof; or
(ii) the functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget relating to budgetary, administrative, or legislative proposals.
(b) This order shall be implemented consistent with applicable law and subject to the availability of appropriations.
(c) This order is not intended to, and does not, create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by any party against the United States, its departments, agencies, or entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any other person.
THE WHITE HOUSE,
January 20, 2025.
Source: Protecting The Meaning And Value Of American Citizenship – The White House
Remembering the last time our southern border was attacked…
Book BigAddison’s Legendary Tour of Pancho Villa’s Border Attack in Columbus, NM
Our Legendary Tour of Pancho Villa’s Border Crossing will transport you back to the original site of the infamous raid on the U.S. Village of Columbus, NM March 9th, 1916.
By the end of this fun and factual historical event tour you’re going to understand why the name “Pancho Villa” is known worldwide. SEE TOUR INFO!
#PanchoVilla #ColumbusNM #Palomas
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), 8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq., the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA),50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq. it is hereby ordered:
Section 1. Purpose. This order creates a process by which certain international cartels (the Cartels) and other organizations will be designated as Foreign Terrorist Organizations, consistent with section 219 of the INA (8 U.S.C. 1189), or Specially Designated Global Terrorists, consistent with IEEPA (50 U.S.C. 1702) and Executive Order 13224 of September 23, 2001 (Blocking Property and Prohibiting Transactions With Persons Who Commit, Threaten to Commit, or Support Terrorism), as amended.
(a) International cartels constitute a national-security threat beyond that posed by traditional organized crime, with activities encompassing:
(i) convergence between themselves and a range of extra-hemispheric actors, from designated foreign-terror organizations to antagonistic foreign governments;
(ii) complex adaptive systems, characteristic of entities engaged in insurgency and asymmetric warfare; and
(iii) infiltration into foreign governments across the Western Hemisphere.
The Cartels have engaged in a campaign of violence and terror throughout the Western Hemisphere that has not only destabilized countries with significant importance for our national interests but also flooded the United States with deadly drugs, violent criminals, and vicious gangs.
The Cartels functionally control, through a campaign of assassination, terror, rape, and brute force nearly all illegal traffic across the southern border of the United States. In certain portions of Mexico, they function as quasi-governmental entities, controlling nearly all aspects of society. The Cartels’ activities threaten the safety of the American people, the security of the United States, and the stability of the international order in the Western Hemisphere. Their activities, proximity to, and incursions into the physical territory of the United States pose an unacceptable national security risk to the United States.
(b) Other transnational organizations, such as Tren de Aragua (TdA) and La Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) pose similar threats to the United States. Their campaigns of violence and terror in the United States and internationally are extraordinarily violent, vicious, and similarly threaten the stability of the international order in the Western Hemisphere.
(c) The Cartels and other transnational organizations, such as TdA and MS-13, operate both within and outside the United States. They present an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security, foreign policy, and economy of the United States. I hereby declare a national emergency, under IEEPA, to deal with those threats.
Sec. 2. Policy. It is the policy of the United States to ensure the total elimination of these organizations’ presence in the United States and their ability to threaten the territory, safety, and security of the United States through their extraterritorial command-and-control structures, thereby protecting the American people and the territorial integrity of the United States.
Sec. 3. Implementation. (a) Within 14 days of the date of this order, the Secretary of State shall take all appropriate action, in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, the Attorney General, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Director of National Intelligence, to make a recommendation regarding the designation of any cartel or other organization described in section 1 of this order as a Foreign Terrorist Organization consistent with 8 U.S.C. 1189 and/or a Specially Designated Global Terrorist consistent with 50 U.S.C. 1702 and Executive Order 13224.
(b) Within 14 days of the date of this order, the Attorney General and the Secretary of Homeland Security shall take all appropriate action, in consultation with the Secretary of State, to make operational preparations regarding the implementation of any decision I make to invoke the Alien Enemies Act, 50 U.S.C. 21 et seq., in relation to the existence of any qualifying invasion or predatory incursion against the territory of the United States by a qualifying actor, and to prepare such facilities as necessary to expedite the removal of those who may be designated under this order.
Sec. 4. General Provisions. (a) Nothing in this order shall be construed to impair or otherwise affect:
(i) the authority granted by law to an executive department or agency, or the head thereof; or
(ii) the functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget relating to budgetary, administrative, or legislative proposals.
(b) This order shall be implemented consistent with applicable law and subject to the availability of appropriations.
(c) This order is not intended to, and does not, create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by any party against the United States, its departments, agencies, or entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any other person.
THE WHITE HOUSE,
January 20, 2025.
Remembering the last time our southern border was attacked…
Book BigAddison’s Legendary Tour of Pancho Villa’s Border Attack in Columbus, NM
Our Legendary Tour of Pancho Villa’s Border Crossing will transport you back to the original site of the infamous raid on the U.S. Village of Columbus, NM March 9th, 1916.
By the end of this fun and factual historical event tour you’re going to understand why the name “Pancho Villa” is known worldwide. SEE TOUR INFO!
#PanchoVilla #ColumbusNM #Palomas
Our southern border is overrun by cartels, criminal gangs, known terrorists, human traffickers, smugglers, unvetted military-age males from foreign adversaries, and illicit narcotics that harm Americans, including America.
This invasion has caused widespread chaos and suffering in our country over the last 4 years. It has led to the horrific and inexcusable murders of many innocent American citizens, including women and children, at the hands of illegal aliens. Foreign criminal gangs and cartels have begun seizing control of parts of cities, attacking our most vulnerable citizens, and terrorizing Americans beyond the control of local law enforcement. Cartels control vast territories just south of our southern border, effectively controlling who can and cannot travel to the United States from Mexico. Hundreds of thousands of Americans have tragically died from drug overdoses because of the illicit narcotics that have flowed across the southern border.
This assault on the American people and the integrity of America’s sovereign borders represents a grave threat to our Nation.
Because of the gravity and emergency of this present danger and imminent threat, it is necessary for the Armed Forces to take all appropriate action to assist the Department of Homeland Security in obtaining full operational control of the southern border.
To protect the security and safety of United States citizens, to protect each of the States against invasion, and to uphold my duty to take care that the laws be faithfully executed, it is my responsibility as President to ensure that the illegal entry of aliens into the United States via the southern border be immediately and entirely stopped.
As Commander in Chief, I have no more solemn duty than to protect the American people.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United States of America, by the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including sections 201 and 301 of the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.), hereby declare that a national emergency exists at the southern border of the United States, and that section 12302 of title 10, United States Code, is invoked and made available, according to its terms, to the Secretaries of the military departments concerned, subject to the direction of the Secretary of Defense. To provide additional authority to the Department of Defense to support the Federal Government’s response to the emergency at the southern border, I hereby declare that this emergency requires use of the Armed Forces and, in accordance with section 301 of the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1631), that the construction authority provided in section 2808 of title 10, United States Code, is invoked and made available, according to its terms, to the Secretary of Defense and, at the discretion of the Secretary of Defense, to the Secretaries of the military departments. I hereby direct as follows:
Section 1. Deployment of Personnel and Resources. The Secretary of Defense, or the Secretary of each relevant military department, as appropriate and consistent with applicable law, shall order as many units or members of the Armed Forces, including the Ready Reserve and the National Guard, as the Secretary of Defense determines to be appropriate to support the activities of the Secretary of Homeland Security in obtaining complete operational control of the southern border of the United States. The Secretary of Defense shall further take all appropriate action to facilitate the operational needs of the Secretary of Homeland Security along the southern border, including through the provision of appropriate detention space, transportation (including aircraft), and other logistics services in support of civilian-controlled law enforcement operations.
Sec. 2. Additional Physical Barriers. The Secretaries of Defense and Homeland Security shall immediately take all appropriate action, consistent with law, including 10 U.S.C. 2214, to construct additional physical barriers along the southern border. To the extent possible, the Secretaries of Defense and Homeland Security shall coordinate with any Governor of a State that is willing to assist with the deployment of any physical infrastructure to improve operational security at the southern border.
Sec. 3. Unmanned Aerial Systems. The Secretary of Transportation and the Federal Communications Commission shall, consistent with applicable law, consider waiving all applicable Federal Aviation Administration and Federal Communications Commission regulations or policies, respectively, that restrict the Department of Homeland Security’s ability to counter unmanned aerial systems within 5 miles of the southern border.
Sec. 4. Revision of Policies and Strategies. The Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with the Attorney General, shall take all appropriate action, consistent with law, to prioritize the impedance and denial of the unauthorized physical entry of aliens across the southern border of the United States, and to ensure that use of force policies prioritize the safety and security of Department of Homeland Security personnel and of members of the Armed Forces.
Sec. 5. Revocation. Proclamation 10142 of January 20, 2021 (Termination of Emergency With Respect to the Southern Border of the United States and Redirection of Funds Diverted to Border Wall Construction), is hereby revoked.
Sec. 6. Reporting Requirement. (a) Within 30 days of the date of this proclamation, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the President, through the Homeland Security Advisor, a report outlining all actions taken to fulfill the requirements and objectives of this proclamation; and
(b) Within 90 days of the date of this proclamation, the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit a joint report to the President about the conditions at the southern border of the United States and any recommendations regarding additional actions that may be necessary to obtain complete operational control of the southern border, including whether to invoke the Insurrection Act of 1807.
Sec. 7. General Provisions. (a) Nothing in this proclamation shall be construed to impair or otherwise affect:
(i) the authority granted by law to an executive department or agency, or the head thereof; or
(ii) the functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget relating to budgetary, administrative, or legislative proposals.
(b) This proclamation shall be implemented consistent with applicable law and subject to the availability of appropriations.
(c) This proclamation is not intended to, and does not, create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by any party against the United States, its departments, agencies, or entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any other person.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twentieth day of January, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-five, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-ninth.
Source: Declaring A National Emergency At The Southern Border Of The United States – The White House
Remembering the last time our southern border was attacked…
Book BigAddison’s Legendary Tour of Pancho Villa’s Border Attack in Columbus, NM
Our Legendary Tour of Pancho Villa’s Border Crossing will transport you back to the original site of the infamous raid on the U.S. Village of Columbus, NM March 9th, 1916.
By the end of this fun and factual historical event tour you’re going to understand why the name “Pancho Villa” is known worldwide. SEE TOUR INFO!
#PanchoVilla #ColumbusNM #Palomas
Usually by local street vendors with many sombreros stacked high on their heads. But, that’s not the kind of Sombrero peddling I’m referring to. I’m talking about Pedaling to the “Sombrero”, a bike tour I guide down at the US / Mexico border. Our Sombrero is actually a FAA Air Traffic Control facility that monitors and signals to pilots their proximity to the International Border.
Not something you want to cross accidentally in an airplane, or on purpose with a load of contraband. Which was a cottage industry in the area throughout the 60’s & 70’s ironically named “The Columbus Air Force“ (you’ll see the irony in a minute). So much so, our “Air Space Corridor” is doubly monitored with our Aerostat Blimp. The Tethered Aerostat Radar System (TARS) is a surveillance blimp stationed near Columbus, New Mexico to detect drug trafficking. The blimp is operated by U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Historically speaking, Columbus, New Mexico has a very rich and unique marriage with airplanes flying across the border long before contraband was the main passenger. As it happens, the US Airforce was put to flight for the first time right here in Columbus. Not even kidding. We also introduced the young Lt. George Patton to his first Tank Battalion, and we saw the Last Ride of the Calvary. That whole story is on my tour called “The Ghosts of Pancho Villa“.
Speaking of “ghosts”,the first time I explored our Sombrero I took pictures, and I tried to record video as I approached the facility. Watching the viewfinder, I saw it had a pattern of going in and out of focus on the building while recording. And when I stopped recording, there wouldn’t be file saved on my phone. After several attempts my phone froze up and I had to restart it to bring it back to life.
I got the message. This ain’t your Padre’s Sombrero!
by –BigAddison
Bicycholes™ Founder
At just over 4000 feet above sea-level, the Village of Columbus enjoys mostly moderate temperatures with visits to the 100’s, and to the 20’s just when you’d expect them. Snow however, usually makes for a dusting and a pretty picture before it’s gone. This is why our Pancho Villa State Park is a mecca for the Snowbirds, aka escapees in RV’s and Motorhomes.
After our usual sunny and warm Christmas day, winter quickly came a-visiting. By NYE temps had dropped to near freezing and below, and then came the snow. Our most recent storm dumped enough of her white powder here around my Bed & Breakfast to blanket the property about six inches deep.
Right, not exactly the blizzard conditions we see in the east,but we did experience almost a full day without electricity. In my almost 18 years as a resident, this is most I’ve been inconvenienced by “adverse” weather conditions. Hence, the mecca for snowbirds and year-round residents who enjoy our routinely comfortable Four Seasons.
It’s January 17th, and this post is already in the rearview mirror.It’s still coldish, snow is all gone, and the sun has returned. In fact, yesterday I took a 27.3 mile loop bike trip to explore some trails to the east of the village and back.
I know this story is making the people who live in the northern states laugh from their routine winter experience. But, I guarantee you we Columbus-ians always have the last laugh as we can enjoy a warming and sunny bike ride in the middle of January.
Nevertheless, I couldn’t resist documenting “THE WINTER STORM OF 2025” here around the Hole in the Wall Getaway!
Reported by BigAddison
Already 5.3 miles out from my driveway, I’m continuing my quest to mount the “Three Sisters” aka The Tres Hermanas mountains. Er, I meant “to the mount of the Three Sisters.” 😉
Having discovered this trail a week before, I had to turn around at this point because I hadn’t planned for a long ride, and my eBike’s battery was at half mast due to a few rides previous. And the last thing I ever want to do is hike out these hills with a 90 lbs bike in tow.
Now fully charged, I’m here again, and ready to see if I can get to the Tres Hermanas mountains you see in the distance. These mountains are currently under a study to designate them, and our surrounding mountains as a National Historic Monument known as the Mimbres Peaks. As it happens, I’m doing all I can to assist in getting this done. You can visit my site www.MimbresPeaks.com for more information. Anywaaaaaaay….
Three miles later over a really fun and challenging trail (deep sand is not your friend on a bike), I arrived at the feet of the Sisters. I did find a path that went up further than I could see. I made a quick attempt to ride up it, but the shale was so loose I gave up thinking “I really shouldn’t try this out here alone”. That’s the difference between a 16 year old and 64 year old. So, back down the hill I went.
Looking to the east you can see the entirety of the Florida Mountains, also included in the Mimbres Peaks range. Not really sure what this old marker signified, but I noted people have been here a long time. In fact, the indigenous peoples are the Mimbres Indians.
Hence the Mimbres Peaks. What happened to the Mimbres tribe? Around A.D. 1150 Mimbres society disappeared. Because their pottery is not found elsewhere, it is assumed that the Mimbres did not take their cultural traditions with them when they left the area. Houses and villages were deliberately abandoned. The Paquime tribes were further south in what is now Old Mexico. A two-day trip and tour can be purchased here when available. Check for our next date!
I followed the trails down the hill. Some of them turned back up towards the mountains that I’ll have to explore next time. Doubling back I picked up where I turned off and kept heading down. About mile down I came across on old stockyard. Actually, I’ve found many of them up and around these mountains, but this one is by far the most ambitiously built. Although the water tank behind it is dry, and out-of-order, it looks to me like this stockyard is still used from time to time. I was so impressed I took the time to make this little video tour for you old cowpokes.
Leaving the stockyard, I continued down the trail towards Highway 11, my route back to the village. Having a lot of difficulty on the loose sand of the trail, I decided to go off it and simply coast down the hardened desert floor. Following alongside the trail to make sure I would find all the openings and gates in the fences, I made quick work of a 2 mile descent to the highway, and then four miles back home.
The only thing that would make this ride more enjoyable is COMPANY!
-BigAddison
Host at the Hole in the Wall Getaway B&B
