Hola Gregg! Not a problem. I could send it to you as a lower-res. scan, or I could fax you a copy. Since it is a line drawing, I think a fax might be clearer....
I know this is an old topic for y'all, but it's a new one for me. I noticed some posts on this group regarding dissatisfaction with the India-made Baker...
Loyalist arms: http://www.loyalistarms.freeservers.com/ can also make a Baker Rifle, but if I'm not mistaken they are also two years behind on orders....
Does anyone have the correct translation of the words " tegues cortadas " they are a pair of shoes that are shown under the photo section; sub-group...
Tony, Thanks for the info. I am aware that cazadores likely used other arms, but quite frankly, I like the Baker, and am looking forward to owning and using...
The tegue is a tuberous plant native to the New World. Tegues cortadas mens "cut tegues" how this applies to your question? Carlos López Richard Greggory...
I think they used some of those Indian made Bakers at the Alamo set too. They seemed to have gotten them in working order, but they did have access to some...
I found nothing about Teguas in my innumerable dictionaries but I know that TEGUAS are some rough shoes-boots made of thick leather in an artisan way. They are...
I was just going over the website on Spanish colonial military buckles and buckles. Has anyone ever heard of using flattened musket balls to use in the tails...
Try: www.rae.es then diccionarios academicos then the word then buscar You get all the dictionery references back to the 1700s. on "tegua" I got only modern...
I want to Thank You for allowing me into the group. After 20 years in one industry, I have decided to follow my next dream. I have gone back to college now...
Terry, Here's a sample schedule of US-Mexican War re-enactments in California. You should check with the DMWV (Descendents of Mexican War Veterans) web site...
Hello, I checked through some of my books and I think I found what you are looking for. The shoes you describe are called either "teguas" or "tewas" in New...
I always try to review messages before I post them, but of course the errors only appear after I re-read them on line. O'Crouley was Pedro, not Bernardo (I...
David: Thanks for the response regarding the teguas. I have a pair made, and really like them. I am curious though, what Phifferkorn describes resimbles more...
Hola Gregg, The problem comes from doing historical research in sources that were originally written in another language and are known to us only through...
David: Here is the quote of the description of the type of shoes that were worn at los Adaes in Sept. 1767, almost the same time as the Rubi inspection at Los...
Hola Gregg, Thank you very much for that quote. I'd not seen it before. It is wonderful to see how it confirms what I've read and seen elsewhere. For example,...
David: Here is some more exerts: A large hood and a short cloak, adorned round the neck with broad stripes of gold lace, seems tobe considered a fu;ll...
David: I should also mention that Hugho O'conor was a sergant at Los Adaes and acting Governor there too. I'll have to dig that stuff out too. Gregg...
Hola Gregg, This is a fabulous book! Thank you so much for bringing it to my attention. I am going to have to run over to the local university library and look...
Hola! I recently had a pair of Spanish Colonial-style spurs made as props for my illustration work. I have not yet received the spurs, but I posted the jpeg....
Online now are a few photographs taken at Old Ft Mac Days last weekend. Both days had a reenactment of the 1846 Battle of Rancho Dominguez, also known as...
I know this question is somewhat off topic for a Spanish colonial newsgroup, but know your enemy and all that. Hov's email is bouncing from the address that...
Timothy Burke
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Jul 22, 2004 8:35 am
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JULY 2004 Vol. 21 No. 7 Hola, July 4th at the Spanish Quarter went very well. I wish more of you could have shown up. It was a good time, hot, but the free...
Timothy Burke
calderon@...
Jul 22, 2004 9:13 am
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Hola Tim, Perhaps one of the many Francophiles on the following liste or the French unit (below) can assist you? Yahoo! Groups : Rochambeau ...
David: When do you think the blacksmith will finish the spurs for you. I really would like to see the finished product. Are you going to place a photo of...
