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Take a look at a few interesting Guerrera Bios:

Coronela María de la Luz Espinosa Barrera (how would you like to print that at the top of your school papers?) was one of the very few revolutionaries who received a pension as a veteran of the Mexican Revolution.  Having served the effort with distinction, peaceful times however brought a less forgiving stance in her life. For one who “smoked, drank, gambled and feared no man” to revert to the timid submissiveness expected of women was unthinkable. Like many veterans, Maria found conformity impossible and spent the rest of her life as “a restless soul,” an itinerant peddler dressed as a man and carrying a pistol.

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Margarita Neri led a force of more than 1,000 in 1910, sweeping through Tabasco and Chiapas looting, burning, and killing. These were hardly unusual events in wartime, except for the fact that this particular group’s commander, who brandished a bloody machete and vowed to decapitate Díaz, was a woman. Margarita Neri earned such a reputation for ruthless slaughter that the governor of Guerrero, on hearing of her approach, hid himself in a crate and was sneaked out of town. Some say that she served as an officer under Zapata. The judgment of popular history is that she deserves the accolade of “a superb guerilla commander.”

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A different sort of bravery was exhibited by the heroic nurse of the Dorados, Beatriz González Ortega, who refused to distinguish between federales and villistas despite being whipped and threatened with death. Pancho Villa eventually treated González with respect, and numerous primary schools, nursing schools, streets, and villages carry her name, a public acknowledgment of her courage and humanity. (Nobel Bandits)

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The rural and urban lower class women found it more productive to be proactive as soldiers than to continue being the victims of the Revolution.  Double D Ranch™ views the  hard and soft side of these women as a visual dream. Our Guerrera’s Revolution Jacket mixes feminine lace with masculine military for a distinctive rebel look.

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Terlingua, Texas is a tourist destination for travelers to Big Bend National Park. Outdoor activities such as Rio Grande rafting, camping, hiking, and motorcycling are what drive people to this once uninhabitable region of Texas.
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However, since 1967,  on the first Saturday of November, more than 10,000 “chiliheads” converge on Terlingua for two killer chili cook-offs: Chili Appreciation Society International and the Frank X. Tolbert/Wick Fowler World Chili Championships. Not only is there good eat’in, but the CASI raises over $1million annually for local charities. Admission is only $30 for the entire four day event complete with TONS of chili and nightly entertainment.

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Photos Credited to Alpine Daily Planet

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NOW, LET’S TALK CHAPS:

But before there was chili in Terlingua, there was liquid silver.
Back in the mid 1800s, the discovery of cinnabar ore (metal mercury is extracted from this mineral) created a population of about 2000. All that remains of these
mining days is the ghost town of Chisos Mining Company (below) and a few
abandoned mines such as California Hill.

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Terlingua’s mining past mixed with Pancho Villa’s saddle are the sources of inspiration for Double D Ranch’s Terlingua Silver Mine Chaps and Jacket.
Its intricate metallurgy inspired beading and embroidery are reminiscent of the ghost town’s past and the show saddle of El Jefe.

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Don’t you just love the name?

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