No soldier was too young to become a “Villista”— as was the case for a 12-year-old Mexican boy name Juan Perales. While other kids of his age were playing the games of the day — Juan was swept out of his childhood to face the waste and destruction of a revolution.Juan’s story began in Brownsville on Easter Sunday, April 5, 1915. A pioneer resident of the city, while discussing the history of the area with his friends, told the story of Juan Perales.While an arm of Pancho Villa’s army was zeroing in on Matamoros, pounding at its door — among ...