The charro suit is made of long tight pants that are decorated on both sides. The coat is on the shorter side and embroidered. The outfit wouldn't be complete without the wide brimmed Sombrero and a silk tie. This outfit is the same for women, only it is a skirt. <br /><br />This style of suit can be traced to the Salamanca region of Spain. When the Spanish colonized Mexico, they brought this style of clothing with them. The Spanish made it illegal for indigenous people to ride horses without a Spanish landowner’s permission. When the Spanish did give an indigenous person permission to ride, they were forced to wear clothing that set them apart from the Spanish. These horsemen and their outfits became known as Charros.<br /><br />A Little Bit de Todo is a podcast about a little bit of everything, for curious minds of all ages. Every weekday, host Cristina tells you about something Latino/Latine related, but in a bite sized episode.<br /><br />Are there topics you want covered? Email Cristina at [email protected]<br /><br />Check out Daily Sports History podcast wherever you get your podcasts: <a href="https://dailysportshistory.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://dailysportshistory.com/</a><br /><br />Subscribe to Sound Sorceress, an online quartely magazine that highlights the work of women in audio storytelling <a href="https://soundsorceresses.substack.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://soundsorceresses.substack.com/</a><br /><br />Check out Cristina's other podcasts:<a href="https://www.espookytales.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"> Espooky Tales</a> and<a href="https://www.historiasunknown.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"> Historias Unknown</a><br /><br />Keep up with<a href="https://twitter.com/i_am_Cristi" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"> Cristina</a> on X<br /><br />Cristina works on a bunch of different podcasts, as an editor, researcher, writer and sometimes producer. Keep up with her work: https://www.lumaguemedia.com/<br /><br />Music by<a href="https://pixabay.com/users/beetpro-16097074/?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=music&utm_content=10096" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"> beetpro</a> from<a href="https://pixabay.com/music//?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=music&utm_content=10096" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"> Pixabay </a><br />Additional Songs: Mariachiando by Jimmy Fontanez and Tex Mex Delight by <a href="https://pixabay.com/users/freegroove-20279938/?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=music&utm_content=113044" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Francesco Biondi</a> from <a href="https://pixabay.com/music//?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=music&utm_content=113044" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Pixabay</a><br /><br />Episode art: <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Charros_2.jpg" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Cyndepaul</a>, <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CC BY-SA 4.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons
