“Gregorio Cortéz” by Pedro Rocha and Lupe Martínez
Who is Gregorio Cortéz? Gregorio Cortéz was born on June 22, 1875, near Matamoros, Tamaulipas. After his family moved to Texas in 1887, he began working as a vaquero (cowboy). In 1901, he fatally shot Sheriff Morris in self-defense when Morris incorrectly accused Cortéz and his brother Romaldo of stealing …
