Rayadillo
Rayadillo ( Spanish rayado (striped) + diminutive -illo ) was a mostly blue white, rare black and white striped cotton - Drillichstoff that of Spanish troops in Spain itself as a summer uniform and Spanish East Indies , Spanish Morocco , Spanish Guinea , on Cuba and Puerto Rico were worn as a tropical uniform. In addition to the army, the material was also used in the Infantería de Marina . Analogous to the pith helmet , the rayadillo became a synonym for colonial rule . The material was used between approx. 1870 and 1920; He became known in particular through the Spanish-American War . In addition to Spanish colonial troops, the material was also used in Central American armies such as B. Honduras used.
Origin and types of rayadillo
The type of material with a light blue color is first proven in a regulation from 1820 for Cuban militias .
The basic material consisted of white drill, into which light blue, Prussian blue or black stripes were woven. Depending on the width of the stripes, their distance from one another and the color type, lighter or darker shades were created. The black and white version was only worn in Spain and Spanish Africa. The material was both pants and the field jacket ( guerrera ) and the guayabera used.
On the field jacket or the guayabera, the weapon colors were worn on the cuffs and / or collar badges, analogous to the regular uniform:
- Infantry : turquoise blue
- Hunter : Green
- Cavalry : light blue
- Artillery : scarlet
- Engineers : crimson
- Infantería de Marina: blue
In the first decade of the 20th century, the material was replaced by khaki-colored cotton fabrics, like those used by other colonial troops .
literature
- Richard Knötel , Herbert Sieg: Colored Manual of Uniform Studies. Volume 2: The development of the military costume of the European and non-European countries until 1937 with the exception of the armed forces dealt with in volume 1. Augsburg 1996, ISBN 3-86047-165-1 .
- Alejandro de Quesada, Stephen Walsh: The Spanish-American War and Philippine Insurrection 1898–1902. Osprey Publishing, Oxford / New York 2007, ISBN 978-1-84603-124-3 .
- Philip S. Jowett, Stephen Walsh: Latin American Wars 1900–1941. “Banana Wars”, Border Wars & Revolutions. Osprey Publishing, Oxford / New York 2018, ISBN 978-1-4728-2628-2 .