Máximo at Fort Bliss, Texas | Fort Wingate, New Mexico

On February 16, 1914 Máximo Castillo crossed the border into El Paso, Texas. Then on February 17, 1914 Máximo surrendered to U.S. border guards, he was arrested and detained at the Fort Bliss military base where he began to write his memoirs on the Mexican Revolution. On May 4, 1914 Máximo was transferred for a short time period to Fort Wingate, New Mexico. It is not clear on when Máximo was returned back to Fort Bliss, Texas. This photo of Máximo with U.S. soldiers was taken either at Fort Bliss, Texas or at Fort Wingate, New Mexico.