There are many versions of this song, but this is the one I grew up hearing in Northern New Mexico. The translation is my own— and I translated it as I heard it when I was a kid, on the …

This specific corrido, Gregorio Cortez performed by Ramon Ayala, is named after and tells the story of a famous Mexican outlaw in early 20th century Texas.

This legend, which took shape in a popular song, the "Corrido de Gregorio Cortez," dramatized Cortez's fight against the authorities and transformed him into an inspiration for the Mexican …

“Gregorio Cortez” is a corrido originating from the Mexican-American borderlands that details a confrontation between a vaquero and a police officer. Corridos are best defined as Mexican …

Listen to Gregorio Cortez on Spotify. Ramón Ayala · Song · 2022.

View the lyrics and music for "El Corrido de Gregorio Cortez." A corrido is a narrative ballad. The genre became increasingly popular around the time of the Mexican Revolution on 1910 and …

Dec 15, 2006 · Probably the best-known corrido of the entire turn-of-the-century period is "El Corrido de Gregorio Cortez." Although this ballad celebrates an event that occurred a century …

Mar 17, 2023 · When they surrounded the house, Cortez suddenly appeared before them, "You will take me if I’m willing, But not any other way." Then the Major Sheriff said, As if he was …

Jun 25, 2025 · This ended one of the most dramatic manhunts in Texas history. Starting ten days earlier in Karnes County, Cortez had traveled over five hundred miles, inspiring one of the …

One of the most popular corridos described a real-life figure, Gregorio Cortez, who killed two sheriffs in south Texas in 1901, and who gained folk hero status when he eluded capture by …