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Escaramuzas carry age-old equestrian tradition to charreadas of today

One hundred years ago, women of the Mexican Revolution performed pre-battle maneuvers on horseback, kicking up clouds of dust to give cover to their male counterparts in combat. Those women came to be known as escaramuzas, which loosely translates to “skirmishers.” Asociación de Charros San Antonio Charreada When: Saturday, Feb. 24, 3 p.m.Where: San Antonio […]

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