By Pamela Morales
The Museum of South Texas History welcomes author Marie Theresa Hernández, Ph.D., as a featured presenter during the Sunday Speaker Series presentation, “History, Terror, Imagination: Stories of Juan N. Cortina” at 2 p.m. on Dec. 4.
Texas folklorist J. Frank Dobie describes Cortina as the “most striking, the most powerful, the most insolent, and the most daring as well as the most elusive Mexican bandit, not even excepting Pancho Villa, that ever wet his horse in the muddy waters of the Rio Bravo.”
Texas folklorist J. Frank Dobie describes Cortina as the “most striking, the most powerful, the most insolent, and the most daring as well as the most elusive Mexican bandit, not even excepting Pancho Villa, that ever wet his horse in the muddy waters of the Rio Bravo.”
The great-great grandson of Blas de la Garza Falcón, Cortina came to national prominence when he attacked Brownsville in September 1859 and began what is known as the “Cortina War.”
(At right, Dr. Hernández conducts an interview at historic Texas Southmost College.)
History has often framed Juan Cortina as a bandit and a murderer. While many stories tell of his savagery, he is also seen as a brilliant military commander and a man of many gifts that were overshadowed by violence. Hernández’s presentation will explore the complicated life and man that was Juan Cortina.
Hernández is a professor at the University of Houston. She earned a doctorate’s degree in cultural anthropology at Rice University in 2000. She is currently writing a book on Juan Cortina, and has published books about Nuevo León, Southeast Texas and Jewish peoples in Spain and Mexico.
This program is made possible by the generous support from the Carmen C. Guerra Endowment. Mrs. Guerra was committed to educational causes in the Rio Grande Valley. This named endowment was created by her family to honor her memory and to continue providing educational opportunities for the community.
About Museum of South Texas History
The Museum of South Texas History is accredited by the American Alliance of Museums. It is located downtown Edinburg at 200 North Closner Boulevard on the Hidalgo County Courthouse square. Founded in 1967 as the Hidalgo County Historical Museum in the 1910 Hidalgo County Jail, the museum has grown over the decades through a series of expansions to occupy a full city block.
In 2003, following the completion of a 22,500 square foot expansion, the museum was renamed the Museum of South Texas History to better reflect its regional scope. Today, the museum preserves and presents the borderland heritage of South Texas and Northeastern Mexico through its permanent collection and the Margaret H. McAllen Memorial Archives and exhibits spanning prehistory through the 20th century.
36 comments:
Not interested.
All history is gossip.
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Only Old School dudes wear "tie clasps," Montoya.
Did you get that one at Bernie Whitman's Museum store back in the 1970s? Or at the Hiway 77 Flea Market?
Ropa Usada is out-of-fashion, ese.
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For all you viejitos aqui (most all posters are over 66 yra):
Posts claiming to provide a spending card for adults over the age of 51 through government programs are a scam.
FACT CUIDADO!!!!!
And to he gringos all prominent Mexicans are bandidos, when in FACT most prominent gringos are RAPIST MURDERERD AND THIEVES. verdad cheetoo RATA?
Juan Montoya dresses like he did it accidentally!
No sense of fashion, wey.
take lessons from Pat Ahumada!!
November 28, 2022 at 8:15 AM: I earned the tie clasp when I served in the Marine Corps, buddy. I wear it proudly despite my "old school" upbrigning. Sorry I didn't satisfy your fashion standards. When you serve and earn one, I'll consider your criticism.
Juan, is it true Trey Mendez gives you his used shoes?
Looks like it from that pair.
Don't waste your time on these Jotos mamones. They are still sucking on their titties mommy. Join a men's team is something they will never do and even if they try they won't be accepted. Maybe the girls scouts and that's a big MAYBE.
Their mommies are still buying their clothes at The Children's Place or at Carter's baby, toddler & kid clothes, "tie clasps," or men's shoes is something they are not familiar with, maybe a teta y babera is more of their liking. MARICONES time be be burbed go to your mommie, your mommie is calling pendejos.
BRaauuuuuurrrrrrrrrrrrrrrueeeeeep! depends on how much time you were on your mommies tit,berp
Oorah is the battle cry common in the United States Marine Corps
You idiotas DON'T want to get a MARINE mad, DAS FOR SURE..... PENDEJOS!
Mr. Montoya, I applaud you again for staying on top of this past injustice committed and proven by historians to be the REAL TEXAS HISTORY. Today as we speak, we are now legally Texas Declared Heirs to such land grants. History has been made in South Texas and we Heirs have witnessed these historical events. These babozos, (not sure of the spelling), but still means IGNORANCE, are no excuse for justifying such corruption. May God Bless you and your family Montoya. By, the way you and Author Marie Hernandez look great in the picture.
Montoya wears his clothes nicely. You all are just jealous and want to make him self conscious. Cut the bs.
My family was robbed 10,000 acres here in south texas by gringos using a corrupt method to steal from los tejanos. Pinches gringos are still liviNg on OUR land. JUSTICE WILL COME
Thank you Mr. Montoya for bring out the truth of what happened to our lands and how we were treated by the gringos during that era. ES LA PURA VERDAD and if you cocos don't believe, there is only ONE thing you can do and I can't print it here BUT YOU COCOS KNOW.
It had to be up there. Here los cocos lambiscones like the ones that run the local museum son puros lambiscones and cater to the whites (gringos). They dispice being Hispanic but they can't do anything about that.
Juan Montoya is our Keanu Reeves. Smart dressher, handsome and intelligent.
Brownsville has the most handsome man.
Mr. Montoya you look sharp. Keep up the good and informative news.
Montoya, I think you and that lady make a great distinguished couple. Maybe, if both of you are unattached, you can hookup. Just a thought. Both of you make me proud. Thank you!
Who cares, it's the person who wrote his opinion about Juan depends if he like you or not. It's all about opinions, that's all. Juliet Garcia is and was a terrible instructor and administrator at TSC and the system makes her look good at the school name after her? It's all about opinions.
Is Montoya from Burgos, Mexico, too?
looks like it.
he never assimilated!
A man wears what he wants regardless of fashion. As for you fags criticizing you’re probably living with mommy who still dresses you in Garananimals.
November 29, 2022 at 6:08 AM
Your mamma is from hamburgos idiota. Pinche coco mojado...you seem to remember where you came from LA MIERDA
There is a group of jotos maricones that hang around here we know who they are junto con los guerquitos de rancho viejo COCOS mamones que lambisquean a los gringos sus padres, LA VERDAD DUELE COCOS MAMONES.
All gringos down here and on this planet are rapist murderers and RATAS. down here most all ranchos are occupied by thieves and murderers and are white.
Those lands belonged to los tejanos but were stolen with the help of los rinches and their new corrupt laws like quick deeds.
Author Marie Theresa Hernandez, Ph,D. should be speaking here but the cocos that operate the local museum are gringo lovers and they will not allowed to have anybody to speak in behalf of the local meskins here.
We are stilling in the early 1900's.
(All mexican memorabilia and items with historical significants are stored at one of the airport hangers in extremely bad conditon.)
PUROS PINCHES EVIDIOSOS Great job Juanito keep it going we're behing you 1000%...dale gas
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Y aqui Nada nada nada. we'll have the usual RATAS (elected officials) in front of the parade, y a huevo los tenemos que ver. A BIG BOO IS requested see if they leave pero la feria no los deja...es muncha!
Gringos still think Mexicans suck nuts. That's why beanies can only be be beanies in South Texas. Everywhere else you're outcast losers unless you assimilate. Now go mow my lawn. LOL XD
Who's the guy that speaks incoherent English? LOL What is he talking about?
are they holding hands?????
Its my understanding that Trey Mendez and Elon Must will be in this years Christmas parade riding in a tesla convertible.
Juan, thanks for the information. Interesting reading. I just wish the presentation was done here in Brownsville. Given the fact that Juan Cortinas was from the Brownsville area. Perhaps you could be instrumental in bringing such presentation or other historical presentations to Brownsville.
Raul Cortina lives here a relative of Juan Cortina. Cortina was born in Camargo, Tamaulipas Mexico, the son of Trinidad Cortina and Estéfana Goseacochea, a wealthy cattle-ranching family. At the time of his birth, his family's Espiritu Santo land grant encompassed more than 260,000 acres.
When he was three, his family relocated to the Rio Grande Valley, as his mother had inherited vast tracts of Espiritu Santo in the area surrounding Matamoros.
Many landowners of Mexican ancestry with the new local authorities invalidating many of their land claims, suffering from this situation as well, and eventually, Cortina came into conflict with an influential group of lawyers and judges of Brownsville, whom he accused of expropriating land from Mexican Texans or "Tejanos", who were unfamiliar with the American legal system. "Flocks of vampires, in the guise of men," he wrote, robbed Mexicans "of their property, incarcerated, chased, murdered, and hunted them like wild beasts".
November 29, 2022 at 10:41 AM
Todavia hay hippies? Ya sete paso el tiempo pinche hippie maricon. endrogado como simepte pinche hippie idiota.
Read it from one who witnessed it, "Flocks of vampires, in the guise of men," he's talking about gringos, and that's what they did. BELIEVE IT
IN REGARDS TO COMMENT 11-30-2022 @ 9:30, FLOCKS OF VAMPIRESS, GUISE OF MEN IS STILL WHAT RUNS CAMERON COUNTY. CORRUPTION, BLOOD SUCKING LAND THEIVES. THE LAWS OF THE LAND DO NOT SEEM TO APPLY TO THE JUDICIAL, LAW ENFORCEMENT, LAWYERS AND CORRUPT POLITICAL LEADERS. CHECK OUR ATTORNEY GENERAL KEN PAXTON AND CAMERON COUNTY CARLOS ELIZONDO BOTH LEADING WITH INDICTMENTS AND OVER-DUE PROCESSING. THIS WAS AND STILL IS THE CORRUPT JUDICIAL SET-UP BY THESE COWARDS AND BULLY SO CALLED ANCIENT LEADERS.
Thank you for saying I look distinguished standing by Montoya. Being a grandmother of 4 kids it’s always nice to get compliments. My husband also appreciates it. Montoya is my good friend and a great collaborator. This project would not be possible without his help. You would not believe all the information we have found.
Just to let everyone know, the book will have a chapter on land theft. However, so much land was stolen, I won’t be able to tell the whole story this time.
Maybe we can schedule a presentation in Brownsville.
Dr. Hernandez
PS My late mother in law was a Cantu Saenz. The family had to abandon their farm in Agua Negra during the Matanza of 1915.
Thank, you Mrs. Teresa Herandez and Mr. Juan Montoya for giving us a glimpse of hope in the faith that God is God and he will in his own time show us his people his favor. This is a very critical historical event that no doubt will change Texas History. +
We are stunned and happy and excited to have such a distinguished person post here. You give us hope for the future, hoping that the youth will follow your lead in bring justice y la verdad to the forefront of our struggles, and Mr. Montoya is our savior of our cause. Thank You both.
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