RE: Reloaded with plastic pea pellets; a rant for Jim

I am familiar with Mio Cid, my hoary forefathers were members of that order
and one carried his signet ring until it was lost in the Civil War (American
Civil War). Santiago, as a battle cry is still used by some New Mexicans,
all though it is fast fading. Do not your Gauchos, the Argentinean sons
still remember these things in their corridos? The Cid is still remembered
in this dusty place, and so is that James. We still perform that old
passion play, "Los Morros y Christianos" and the Matachines still dance with
their elaborate headgear while satan chases the little virgin through the
procession of musicians.
Daniel

    Daniel said:

        "As the Spanish Men of Arms swept across their makeshift log
         bridge one at a time, they reportedly shouted ¡Santiago! and they
         were carried through, some fell but they won the day."

    That's interesting, Daniel. You know, when the Spanish, guided by El
    Cid, charged against the Muslims in the 11th century, that shout was a
    military custom. Check out Colin Smith's Old Spanish edition of the
    *Cantar de Mio Cid* (vv. 725 ff):

    Veriedes tantas lanças premer e alçar,
    tanta adagara foradar e passar,
    tanta loriga falssar e desmanchar,
    tantos pendones blancos salir vermejos en sangre,
    tantos buenos cavallos sin sos dueños andar,
    Los moros laman '¡Mafomat!' e los christianos '¡Santi Yague!'
    Cayen en un poco de logar moros muertos mill e .ccc. ya.

    Saludos,
    Diego D.
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Received on Tue May 27 17:16:37 2003