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The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez - Gonzales and Shiner Texas

In this video we will visit Shiner Texas and will find out about….SHINER BEER! The we will head out to Gonzales, Texas where we will find out about Gregorio Cortez. The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez Corrido de Gregorio Cortez By Alegres de Teran    • Видео   Gregorio Cortez, his brother Romaldo and other family members sat on the front porch of Romaldo’s house. As they chatted, a horse and buggy carrying the sheriff and a deputy acting as interpreter drove up. Communication problems began immediately. The deputy made two critical errors due to his limited Spanish proficiency. First, he unintentionally set the wrong tone by asking if Cortez had traded a horse to a man in town. Cortez answered “no,” and he was right. In fact, Cortez had traded a yegua (mare) not a caballo (horse). Both terms were well known to Mexican-descent and Anglo ranchers alike. To confuse the two Spanish words was not only inexcusable but laughable. Second, already uneasy by Cortez’s first response, the deputy hinted that Cortez would be arrested if he didn’t cooperate. It was after this attempted intimidation that Cortez asked, “¿Porque me va arrestar, si no he hecho nada?” (Why would you arrest me, if I’ve done nothing wrong?) Misunderstanding what he heard, the deputy took Cortez’s words as a statement of defiance. When pressed by his boss for an answer, he wrongly translated, “No white man can arrest me.” Taking Cortez’s response as insolence, the sheriff pulled out his gun and fired. He missed and hit Romaldo instead. In self-defense, Gregorio drew his gun, and his aim was deadly. Cortez had only one choice — run for his life — and so he took flight toward Laredo. Stopping at a friend’s place in Gonzales County, he faced a posse led by the Gonzales County sheriff. Again, shots were fired, and Cortez killed the sheriff. Cortez was now a wanted man for killing two Anglo Texas sheriffs. SHINER The "Grand Lady" of Shiner      In the small Texas town of Shiner, is a gem of Texas history, the Shiner Opera House. Now known as the Gaslight Theatre, it has been given a second chance to promote the arts and theater. The second chance came after a part of history was lost when the old Shiner Opera House was converted into apartments and later a warehouse.      The Theatre's history began when ground was broken for the building on September 12, 1895. The building was completed by December 1, and began providing entertainment and a gathering place to serve Shiner on December 31, 1895. A Fireman's Ball on that New Year's Eve was one of the many "Official Grand Openings" held at the Opera House.