In 1916, Pancho Villa's army looted the village searching for food and took some of the old man's chickens. As he resisted, one of Villa's men and later Indiana Jones tried to excuse themselves claiming that it was in the old man's own good, as the revolutionaries claimed goal was to free the Mexican people. The old man, who was a retired soldier from Benito Juárez's army and fought against the French and Mexican monarchists in the 1860s, had already heard that excuse many times and didn't believe it. He told his story to Indiana Jones in the following "speech of the chickens":
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| - In 1916, Pancho Villa's army looted the village searching for food and took some of the old man's chickens. As he resisted, one of Villa's men and later Indiana Jones tried to excuse themselves claiming that it was in the old man's own good, as the revolutionaries claimed goal was to free the Mexican people. The old man, who was a retired soldier from Benito Juárez's army and fought against the French and Mexican monarchists in the 1860s, had already heard that excuse many times and didn't believe it. He told his story to Indiana Jones in the following "speech of the chickens":
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| - In 1916, Pancho Villa's army looted the village searching for food and took some of the old man's chickens. As he resisted, one of Villa's men and later Indiana Jones tried to excuse themselves claiming that it was in the old man's own good, as the revolutionaries claimed goal was to free the Mexican people. The old man, who was a retired soldier from Benito Juárez's army and fought against the French and Mexican monarchists in the 1860s, had already heard that excuse many times and didn't believe it. He told his story to Indiana Jones in the following "speech of the chickens": "Listen, years ago I rode with Juárez against Emperor Maximilian. I lost many chickens but I thought it was worth it to be free. When Porfirio became President, I supported him – but he stole my chickens. Then came Huerta and he stole my chickens. Then it was Carranza’s term, and he stole my chickens too. Now comes Pancho Villa to liberate me and the first thing he does is steal my chickens.(…) What makes one different from the others? My chickens don’t know. All over the world revolutions come and go. Presidents rise and fall. They all stole your chickens. The only thing to change is the name of the man who takes them." ―Old man in pueblo This encounter was one of several events that convinced Indiana Jones of the futility of the Mexican Revolution and his role in it.. Because of this, Indiana Jones decided to leave Mexico and join Remy Baudouin on his journey to Belgium.
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