Re: [ranchos] El Jarabe, los Charros y la charreria

[Alicia Carrillo <alliecar@...>]

Joseph,

 

Around these times it's very likely that the Indios or Mestizos, the indigenous peoples of Mexico were becoming comfortable with horses. As late as 1619 it was still forbiden for the indigenous people to ride or own horses. Only the descendents of the Spanish royalty were allowed this privilege.

 

The indians were raising and caring for their masters' horses thereby learning about the care, feeding and training of horses. After many wars in the mountains, hills and forests of Mexico, the stray horses that were left in the mountain ranges after such battles bred and the indians or natives of each region tamed the horses.

 

Up until 1611 there was Indian legislation strictly forbidding indians from owning or riding horses or using or owning firearms. They were however allowed if they lived in the rural areas to attend to the needs of their Hacienda owners' horses, cattle and any and all other animals including the use of the branding iron that was registered to the hacienda where the indio or mestizo lived and worked.

 

If a landowner wanted his peon or indio or mestizo to ride a horse in his hacienda he had to request a permit from the ayuntamiento. They would maintain lists in the haciendas of the type of job each Indio was permitted to do such as branding/herrero, who was allowed to shoe the horses, cure or heal the animals, to trade them, race or run them etc. etc.

 

This is how the indios, peones and mestizos learned to be such great horsemen which then became the fine art of Charreria. Don Luis de Velasco I is credited with being the inventor of the Charreria. During the years of 1550-1565 he greatly favored the indians and gave them great opportunities to raise and revel in and with the horses. The great contemporary author and historian Suarez de Peralta who was also a great horseman writes an equine book where he narrates that Luis de Velasco was a great friend and lover of the Indian people. He was known to have the best stables in the world and was very liberal with the indians. In those days during the times of the Viceroy there were great religious feasts where the horses and horsemen would parade with grandiose and bejeweled attire on both the rider and his horse. After these parades they would proceed to display their equine feats which are now equated with the charreria.

 

So here you have it Joseph, this is one possible passtime.

 

Alicia

 

Joseph Puentes <makas@...> wrote:

> I'm currently listening to a book on tape about the life of Mozart and 
> whenever I listen to historical accounts of great people I always seem 
> to think of my relatives in the sense of wondering what they were doing 
> during that same time period. For example Mozart was doing his composing 
> [1781] at the same time that  my gggg grandfather, Vicente Diaz was born 
> in Cuculiten, Zacatecas. So i wondered about him awhile during the time 
> I should have been listening to my story and then started thinking about 
> the historical music of Mexico. And then I started thinking of really 
> really wanting to hear some music from Mexicos 17th and 18th century. I 
> found this reference to traditional dances and was wondering if anyone 
> has any "music" or  "dance" in their genealogy? Does anyone have 
> relatives that either by word of mouth or somehow by
>  records were listed 
> as musicians?
>
> . . .or does anyone know of an particular reference books that might 
> give some of the history of Mexican Music and possibly what our 
> relatives were listening to???
>
> how about that song, "La Llorona" is that very very old as in a few 
> centuries? or does anyone know of songs that go back a few centuries 
> even if they don't know the specific history of them?
>
> thanks,
>
> joseph. . .who just gets into daydreams about his relatives some times
> =====================================================
>
> Title:      Jalisco folklórico
> Corp Author(s):     Grupo Folklórico Ciudad de Guadalajara. ; Clase 10 
> (Firm)
> Publication:     Cuernavaca, Morelos, México :; Clase 10,
> Year:     2002
> Description:     2 videocassettes : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. + 1 sound disc 
> (digital ; 4 3/4 in.) + 1 book (63 p. :
>  col. ill. ; 24 cm.)
> Language:     Spanish; In Spanish.
> Music Type:     Folk music
> Abstract:     Demuestra y enseña las danzas populares de Jalisco, México 
> junto con la presentación del traje tradicional para las danzas. El 
> libro incluye coreografía, diseños de trajes y historia regional. 
> Demonstrates and teaches 14 folk dances from the Jalisco region of 
> Mexico along with presenting the traditional costume for the dances. 
> Book includes choreography, costume designs, and regional history.
> Contents:    
>
> Video 1. Son de la negra ; Las alazanas ; El gusto ; Jarabe tapatío ; La 
> madrugada ; La banda ; El tapatío -- Video 2. El huizache ; El 
> pasacalles ; El tranchete ; El caballito ; Jota tapatía ; El carretero ; 
> Los machetes.
>   
> Note(s):     Performed by Grupo Folklórico Ciudad de Guadalajara ; 
> Director general, Eduardo René Arce
>  Ruelas./ "Primer vídeo 
> didáctico"--Container./ "Pasos, monografía, vestuario, 
> coreografía"--Container.
> Class Descriptors:     LC: GV1627; Dewey: 793.31972
> Responsibility:     una producción de Clase 10. Producción general, 
> Carlos Días González, José Alfredo Núñez Mesta.
> Material Type:     Musical recording (msr); Videorecording (vid); CD 
> audio (cda); Videocassette (vca); VHS tape (vhs)
> Document Type:     Visual Material; Book; Sound Recording
> Entry:     20030922
> Update:     20040527
> Accession No:     OCLC: 53063321
> Database:     WorldCat