Chinaco
As Chinaco one called liberal guerrillas in Mexico at the time between the Mexican War of Independence and the French intervention in Mexico . They differed from other fighters with their courage and boldness, but also with their lack of military discipline . They are considered to be the forerunners of the Charros in important ways .
origin
The Chinaco comes from the Mexican Creole and Mestizo class , who were prohibited from riding horses at the time of the Spanish occupation. With the rural workers' need to ride horses to do farm work, the bans were gradually relaxed. It was the mestizos who were first allowed to ride donkeys and mules - and later horses . This earned the Chinaco great respect.
The Chinaco's wife is the China Poblana .
Characteristics
The clothing of the Chinaco, similar to that of the Chilean Huaso, comes from the rural costume from Andalusia . Important components are:
- A hat that looks like the Castoreño.
- A headscarf was often worn under the hat.
- Long-legged underpants. On top of that he wears goatskin trousers that, like the later Charros, were buttoned on the side.
- Chinacos, who fought on the liberal side, wore red shirts as a distinguishing feature.
- He often wears a traditional serape .
Trivia
- The Mexican folk hero Vicente Guerrero usually wore the clothes of the Chinacos because of his rural origins.