Wenceslao Moguel Herrera (1 November 1896[1] – 29 July 1976), known in the press as El Fusilado (Spanish: "The Shot One"[a]), was a Mexican soldier under Pancho Villa who was captured on 18 March 1915 during the Mexican Revolution, and survived execution by firing squad.
He received the coup de grâce, or one final shot to the head at point-blank range to ensure death, yet managed to survive, though he was permanently scarred and disfigured by the event.
Some sources suggest that he was rescued: "The next day Moguel was found unconscious among the dead bodies of his comrades.
[5] He is the focus of a song, titled "El Fusilado", by British anarchist band Chumbawamba.
It appears on their thirteenth studio album The Boy Bands Have Won.