Viva México! a History of the Sombrero de Charro
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- A symbol and in some ways stereotype of its home country of Mexico, the Sombrero de Charro, simply known around the world as the Sombrero, is a highly distinctive and recognizable hat, from its use in mariachi bands and charrerias to its controversial wear at cinco de mayo, it nonetheless unambiguously says "Mexico" wherever you see it.
Thank you to Julian Zugazagoitia for help with the Spanish intro.
Version française (mise en ligne le 15 juillet) : • Sous le Soleil de Méxi...
The sombrero I wear in this video was comes from a market in Mexico City
Title sequence designed by Alexandre Mahler
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This video was done for entertainment and educational purposes. No copyright infringement of any sort was intended.
Mexican here; Nothing wrong with non-mexicans wearing a sombrero. The issue is when it is worn to mock or seen as a costume. You are wearing it respectfully so I have no issue. Plus you are wearing a charro suit from what I can see. Great video!
And I honestly don't care if someone wears one innocently as a costume; after all, it's just a hat. And if you're making a mockery of the hat, I could care even less, because you're just revealing yourself to be an idiot who lacks class and culture. It's more of a commentary on the type of person who wears a hat derisively than it is on me. Idiots who lack culture and sophistication, to the extent that they even exist, cannot hurt my feelings.
Great video, as a Mexican I agree with your point of view. We are not offended if a foreigner wears a sobrero per se, it's actually cool to see foreign people wearing it. But if someone just uses it to mock or disrespect the country it's obviously not okey.
Thank you for your input!
Such a beautiful hat shouldn't be an object of mocking.
I’m Mexican and I feel the same way.
I am not Mexican but I have several Hispanic and Mexican decent friends and coworkers. Best way I had it put, if you are punching down with your joke, or you are being disrespectful then don't do it. With that said, I prefer not to wear it as a costume but I will wear a Tejanos or a smaller brimmed Cowboy had as everyday wear when I was in the American South West due to its practicality and no one ever batted an eye at me.
Shouldn't his pronunciation be "charro""--not "sharro"?
From 🇲🇽 with love! *tips sombrero
Mexicans are the hardest working, most loyal and family orientated honest folks I've ever had the privilege of meeting in my life. I love the culture of Mexico and also Spain. And that's my entire take on this. great video, as always.
Gracias, hermano!
As a Mexican we don't care what you do with the hat. You make me want to get one tbh
There are plenty of photos of Zapata in a suit and tie and without a sombrero de charro. In fact, the photo that shows him at his least dressy is one where he wears a suit jacket and no hat, so it's unlikely he wore the sombrero de charro to show his affinity with the working class. He had no need to do so, since the land reform policies he advocated spoke volumes about where his loyalties lay. His secretary during the war said that Zapata took pride in his appearance, and routinely wore what, in those days, were expensive clothes.
As some one fron Guadalajara, thank you for spreading out traditions tonthe non spanish speaking world. One can argue without the sombrero american cowboy hats would look alot different.
I continue to be surprised at how enjoyable the history of hats can be to learn about. You're an excellent presenter, I look forward to watching more of your videos!
I was born in New Mexico. Does that count? Seriously, this was another fine video. You continue to be awesome.
Thank you!
And I had a friend from NM who liked to wear a shirt that said "New Mexico... pretty much the same as the old one."
@@hathistorianjchaha that's awesome lol
Viva México❤❤, gracias gracias
Great video! As a Mexican, me quito el sombrero!
Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. People who whine about "cultural appropriation" are just professional grievance seekers.
When a California TV station pulled "Speedy Gonzales" off the air for "stereotyping" Mexicans, the loudest complaints came from Latinos, who loved the little guy as their mascot.
Man since I found your channel I watched all your videos, I hope it only continues to grow❤
Also as a Mexican I really appreciate this video in particular 🔥
My grandparents are from the area where the sombrero de charro evolved. Even my great grandparents didnt wear it in their commissioned portraits, but it was common for many in that time because they were rancheros on horseback. You and others who wear it elegantly and respectfuly do credit to this part of our beloved culture. Thanks
And your Spanish is quite good, congrats.
I’m loving all your videos. Along with the history of a particular hat you provide great cultural insights. The respect you give to everyone you mention makes me think you love humanity as much as hats. I tip my hat to YOU!
I wear very often my Sombrero de Charro during the summer, espacially when i'm in Spain, the sun burn more than in my mountain of Jura.
It's really a super hat for the hot and sunny summer, he protect very well.
My wife is spanish, i speak spanish too and i knew for a long time that Sombrero isn't a name but means hat in spanish.
When i wear my "Sombrero" in Spain, it's funny, people in the village tell me, hey the mexican, with my head of viking with my blonds hairs and my accent in spanish mix between german and french.
Hey, I'm considering getting a sombrero de charro for summer time. How do you manage yours? When you go in shops, in restaurants and other places where you may have to take the hat off, do you just hang it by your neck or leave it hanging somewhere? I'm interested in practical side of usage. Also, any tips for using it are welcome, thanks.
@@0631ix Effectively, the Sombrero de Charro is a very, very large hat. Personaly, i mostly wear mine when i walk my dogs, or when i go on foot to the village for a small shopping.
If i go in restaurant, usually i wear more formal clothers and i prefer to wear my Cuenca hat (Panama). It is smaller and easier to leave in the locker room.
But really, when the sun is hard, the Sombrero de Charro is really an awesome hat.
I wish you some pleasure with your futur hat.
One thing that characterize the American continent, is the use of wide brimmed hats by it's population, it's something thst became so eidespread that can be compared to the straw cone shaped hat used in Asia.
It sound have a lots cone shaped hat around the world it have in a lot Asian place in Africa and yes in south America in fact it's not meaning something it's only mean a lot of people can find the same idea without seeing each other's
In Calc 3, my professor described a function as looking like a Sombrero. One of my classmates was confused, and asked our TA, a women who had a heavy Mexican accent and had told us about being from Mexico, if she had heard of a Sombrero before he asked her about the function
I love this channel so much, amazing video!
👍Another excellent video! As a complement to this analysis of the sombrero mexicano, I'd like to say that the Argentinian gauchos have a similar story with their own hats, that are probably derived from the Spanish Cordovan style wide brim hat. Spanish-American colonies were largely influenced by Spanish commercial items, given that it was monopolized (officially, at least) by the goods coming exclusively from Spain.
I'd like to make a suggestion as well: please make a video about the story of the Irish walking hat. This is usually a woolen tweed soft hat, quite popular in the British isles. On popular culture, you can see this style being worn by Professor Henry Jones Sr. (the father of Indiana Jones!) on the movies played by Sean Connery.
I recently bought myself one of these and it has become my usual head cover in this austral winter. I only wish I could look more like Sean Connery!
Thanks for this new hat , and as You say, all 's about respect, some " tourists" easily forget about it, in many ways;
"Cinco de Drinko!" was spot on.
In the 8th grade, I began at a military school. This continued through high school and college. I got used to wearing a hat, especially when outside. I also began to acquire hats of different types for different occasion, often spending absurd sums for something I wore only for a single event. It doesn't matter. I treasure them all and have thoroughly enjoyed your channel since finding it a few days ago. Strangely enough, I have been most interested in the military headgear you have featured even though that is the smallest proportion of my hat collection. Thank you.
Hopefully you then entered the military and established a career there.
@@marvwatkins7029 My intention and desire was to be commissioned as a naval officer. That was the family tradition. After 2 years as a midshipman, I was diagnosed as epileptic and ineligible for a commission. A little over a decade later, it was learned that the diagnosis was incorrect and, instead, I had a brain tumor. By that time, I had given up my engineering practice and had entered seminary. Much to everyone's surprise, I'm still here. My wife says that the biggest mystery is how I managed to have a brain tumor without actually having a brain to put it in. After 18 years as a pastor, I am now a hospital chaplain.
Vive hat historian ! Merci pour tes émissions formidables où à chaque fois je me demande quel chapeau il te reste à présenter.
Loving your videos and really loved your frat boy impression. Great job.
I have really enjoyed every video of yours that I've watched....Thank you.
I find it hard to believe there’s only 200 likes. Absolutely amazing work. Call me a nerd. A hat nerd. Nice work @hathistorian
Encore une vidéo très intéressante… merci et bravo !
The one you are wearing is spectacular, strangely Greek pattern but so cool!
The "meander", as that pattern is usually, called is actually not distinctly greek. It has been invented by numerous cultures including the chinese and the mayans. Today it is mostly associated with the greeks, but there is actually a central-american precedent.
Enjoy your videos. There’s also the town of Mexican Hat in Utah. Rock formation at one of the town’s entrances is the reason for the name.
A very interesting video; as mexicans we like that our culture is appreciate for foreigners. Thanks for speaking the introduction in spanish and wear your hat with pride.
¡Saludos desde México!
Of all the sunhats, the sombrero always seemed the most fit for purpose. A wide brim does a better job keeping the sun off you so why not get one with as wide a brim as is practical
Cool video
Because we are the Three Amigos. Funny movie but I guess that's offensive now too. Great video. You are the hat historian. I wear my US Navy ball cap... US veteran... every day. I'm 62 and a disabled veteran. It helps me to connect with other veterans on the street. Every day here in Butler Pennsylvania I told "Thank you for your service" by passersby. Several times a day. And everytime after they pass I say a Hail Mary for my dead Conrades who died in the Vietnam war and the Gulf. That's why I wear my hat. A ball cap from the VA. PS the VA used to sell hats from China. They're USA now and only$2 more. $18. God bless America.
I think it really does depend on the context, I don't like to see my culture used as a prop for drinking by people that clearly don't care for it save for that one day.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts!
Exactly!
Agree 100%. But then, America has a knack for turning anything into a drinking and merchandising opportunity. I guess that's how Irish feel around the feast day of St. Patrick. Or deeply thoughtful Christians around Christmas.
I heard the story that the original cowboy hat was the sombrero de charro, because it was cheap and extremely popular in Texas and New Mexico, but later being replaced by first the bowler hat and then the stetson hat.
I've been enjoying your videos! The hat you show at 1:57 - sombrero cordobes - is essentially what became the most common hat among the working class as Spain expanded throughout Mexico and into what is now California, Arizona, and New Mexico. The "flat hat" as it is known now, one of the original cowboy hats, and could easily have fit into your cowboy hat video. Now folks call a version of it the "buckaroo" hat - the word buckaroo comes from vaquero. This style is mostly gone from working cowboys in California, mostly due to supply - most stores sell modern Texas style hats with cattleman creases and upturned brims. Probably the influx of Texans and Oklahomans to the central valley during the dust bowl had something to do with that. And of course Hollywood - who will show Mexican peasants in historical pieces wearing the charro hat irrespective of whether they were in Jalisco or not.
I like your videos. An interesting fact is that the Australian company Akubra makes a fur felt Sombrero which was popularised by a TV presenter, Major Les Hiddens’The Bush Tucker Man’.
I still have my sombreros. My grandfather gave me first one in Jalisco, so we can ride the horses without getting sunburned. And speaking from experience yes this thing is very vital when it rains.
When we returned my other grandfather on my mom’s side decided to get me a matching charro so I can play with a mariachi just like him.
Y'all wear the sombrero with pride and fun! Viva la Mexico!
You do nice work, JC.
The reason they are turned up in back
is because when you lean back against
something, they turn up naturally.
Of course, some turn ups are enhanced.
There is also the problem of long heads.
Theirs take up the turn up because
most hats are made round, and the long
head tilts the back up.
Australian hats tilt down. It is a cultural thing.
There is an area of Mexico called "Los Altos" in Jalisco state ( "The Highlands" ), this area is populated by the descendants of Spanish and French settlers in various towns across the area, most people are white. My family comes from La Unión de San Antonio and looking at you I'm literally looking at one of my relatives, so you do look "mexican" wearing that outfit. My grandfather dressed like you are dressing now. At 80 he was still horseback riding all over his hacienda.
I love these videos! Im a big hat person too. Would you ever consider doing a video about a (ship) captain's hat? I bought one from Sterkowski recently for a special occasion and quite like it. Would love to know more about them.
I'm sure I'll get around to it one of these days.
Absolute gold.
Tres bonne video! Un petit detail: Il ne faut pas oublier le point d'exclamation au debut de la phrase en espagnol dans le titre!
Je sais, je ne l'avais pas sur mon clavier et j'avais la flemme d'essayer de le trouver. Je corrigerai un de ces jours...
That sugarloaf sombrero would be really nice if I were out in the desert. They were quite popular in the US southwest. I think Billy the Kid wore one.
Definitely not offended by people from around the world using the sombrero. Quite the opposite, we are proud or don’t give much thought about it. I really enjoy your videos. I’m a regular hat user since I’m bold and Mexican and use it for protection and looks. ¡Saludos!
You should have puled the Moxico filter on this one.
haha
Your clothes and choice of sombrero are very traditional and authentic, I'm glad you didnt go for the stylized mariachi style sombrero seen everywhere else.
Yeeee- ah !
Very much enjoying your videos.
I commend you on your introductions in the origin langauge of the hat.
As far as "cultural appropriation", i agree with your assessment that if something is worn with respect, that is acceptable.
Your WW1 helmet video references firefighters helmet.
A history of those would be interesting
Thank you.
There’s also the Utah town of Mexican Hat, which is aptly named!
"??¡Viva Cinco De Drinko!" ¡Yo gusto mucho! ¡Ole!
May 5th isn’t really a big holiday in most of Mexico, as I have heard.
North Americans do use it as a drinking holiday.
Oh well. We do many foolish things.
I want that big hat.
There's a website that sells really nice sombreros it's called Charro Azteca.
i'm part Mexican and i don't see any problems with other races wearing clothes from different races if it's not being worn to be disrespectful to the races that wear it and i have a question where do you get information and history of hats that are not from your country because i have a hat that nobody has really made a video about it and i would like to make a video about it
Thanks for your input! I mostly research online articles and book excerpts. What s the hat you are referring to?
sorry about the late reply but the hat is one i seen in the background of your video's and that is a bergmütze hat the one i have is a official German military one made by Albert Kempf from 1975 it even has a piece of paper with the name of the soldier who owned it and when trying to find out more about the hat's history i find out that there's no video about that hat and Google doesn't really have any info either that's why I'm wanting to make a video about it because there's little to no info about it thank you for letting me know where you get your info from i tip my hat to you good sir
In my 1897 seers catalog all the western cowboy hats are called sombreros. Westerners enjoyed using Spanish names for things. Gunfighters were often called pistoleros for instance.
On the Wikipedia page of Wyatt Earp, there’s a political cartoon by his contemporaries depicting him in a sombrero.
How common were sombreros in the South West among non-Hispanics?
I am an American currently living in Mexico.
I have found Mexicans are not easily offended.
Unlike many Americans who seek out reasons to act offended.
Once, Americans were not so touchy.
Now, we have become insufferable.
Hello , may I ask if u would ever make a history of the Crown hat, worn by monarchs.
If I can get a decent replica of one, I'll try to.
@@hathistorianjc Thanks Sir :D
I am looking for information about a very old charro sombrero that I recently found. Can someone who knows about them assist me in identification, timeframe, rarity? Thank you
Not going to lie. You kind of look like Napoleon Bonaparte.
In those old spaghetti westerns, the sombrero de charro is standard gear with mexican bandidos.
Mexican here &... it is complicated.
There's, first and foremost, deep class/racial divides in Mexico which render everything very complex. The answer one gets from a white person in the north is gonna be different from an indigenous Maya zapatista, to a mixed raceJalicense. Add to that a strong cultural pressure to play nice with foreigners, & the not-really opposite forces of malinchismo & nationalism; and that the "fun loving" stereotype doesn't immediately strike most folk as harmful & pernicious...
... Which is to say IDK. Wear it, I guess? But if the wearer is being an ass it certainly is ammo to reinforce any negative conception one may have about the wearer.
Mexican revolutionaries were the coolest looking rebels ever.
Galactic!
Straw hats in the cowboy world are generally considered hot weather working hats. Unless you are from a predominantly Mexican area where the straw sombrero is as formal as you want it to be. I was married in my slightly more modern hand made Mexican sombrero under the Sagauro cactus only a few miles from the border with Mexico. And for reference, Tejano is a Mexican Texan, a Texian or Texican are white Texans.
Where did you get that sombrero? I'm trying to get a long lasting sombrero for work
This one came from a market in Mexico City
it would be nice to have an algorithm to predict in any situation when something is inappropriate appropriation/stereotyping or acceptable or even complimentary respect and even if we were all taught it, the rule of the internet is that there will always be a fraction that will be outraged.. suppose the key is to know when this expected ration hits a critical threshold where commenters pile on in shock and disapproval vs just a few people saying personally they're uncomfortable with it.. 😀
Jean-Paul habla mejicano? Yo soy mejicano, and his accent is good. BTW, I always have a sombrero of some kind, muy importante. Other hats come and go, pero uno sombrero...
Yo intento a aprender español.
The word charro comes from the nickname for people original from the province of Salamanca in western Spain. The typical cowboy outfit adopted by the anglos is also inspired by the Charros rancho outfit. It is pronounced like ch in change btw
I've considered wearing a sombrero whilst working the fields on my homestead but had always worried that to do so with be offensive as I am an English descended guy in Michigan with no ties whatsoever to Mexico.
You mentioned wearing the hat "with respect". I'm curious if you or any Mexicans have any thoughts on how to make sure I'm being respectful. Is that as simple as "don't be obnoxious" or are there other things I should know before I consider wearing it for my work in my field.
I feel not being an idiot is enough, though you could impress people by telling any complainer a few things you learned in this video ;)
Corwin,
just wear the straw sombrero. Its lighter weight, and still gives protection from the sun. Those felt hats are too damn heavy, and hot to be wearing while you work outside. I would suggest a 12" brim with a low crown and a really absorbent sweatband.
you havent mentioned the fact that sombrero hats are higly attractive for revolver bullets
be aware of this!!
whatever.....nice video and hat as usual
So “Sombrero De Charro” is to “sombrero” as “cowboy hat” is to “hat”?
Basically
How do you feel about "The Three Amigos"?
Do a budenovka next
Viva México, carbones!
I'm a third generation American (Polish/German), from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. In elementary school, aside from learning to Square Dance; we were also taught the Mexican Hat Dance. Why, dear God? Why?
That is awesome! Hopefully they taught you dances of other cultures as well. Educating children to cultures outside their own always a good thing.
In American English, it is pronounced Roe-DEE-Oh
Ay, muchacho - I think 'cha' is the better pronunciation than 'sha': Sombrero de Cha-rro: ¡Olé!
LA Tuque fais donc la Tuque! The Toque do the Toque!
if the dance shows her repeatedly rejecting his advances...wouldn't that be seen a terrible with our modern sensibilities? it could be replaced by the "no means no!" dance 🙂
I'm a Mexican & when i see a sombrero i see a shade hat, when i see people using it to make fun of Mexican culture I see it as a mockery of Mexicans/Mexican culture so other than that it's just a hat and anybody can wear one.
Great as he may have been, Zapata did have much vanity and ego.
Ch in Spanish is pronounced the same as in English, like in the word Charge or Challenge. Not as sh.
Amigo it is not sombrero de charro. It is simply Sombrero Charro
I think Mexicans see this hat as typical of only certain states of the country.
You could call it mexican cowboy hat, since charros are kind oof mexican cowboys
P
if the turned up brim is meant for the rain they should add either a small hole near the back to drain the water, or maybe pinch the back or side a little to form a spout to guide the water out, else it would get weighed down with accumulated water... unless the lip is very floppy and can flatten as needed with the slightest sloshing of water
it just needs to be tipped down foward or back, so the rain will run off the brim, not wetting the user's arms.
The brim is turned up higher in one side, like the Jarabe Tabatito dancer's hat at 4:54.
If people are offended at wearing an item that purports to be or is traditionally from a certain culture then we cannot wear anything! Arabs wear and wore dresses and yet many wear Western style attire.
I'd be a little more careful there, buckaroo. Sayin Arabs wear dresses is like saying Scotsman wear skirts. And that can get you kilt in some parts! ;-) It's not the wearing of it that is considered offensive (well, except to some young radical sjw types who are offended by everything. Bless their little hearts!). In fact, it is often praised by locals as seen here in the comments. What is offensive is when it is used as joke or stereotype, aka, fratboys on Cinco de Mayo. I spent a lot of time in the middle east and am still a desert explorer. I often wear an arab shemagh/ghuttra headscarf when in the desert sun. They wear them that way for a good reason and it works. Even though I am clearly a white westerner, locals appreciate that I have learned to adapt to their culture respectfully. But I would not ever wear it to a fancy dress party (costume party) or Halloween. Learning to speak a little Spanish or Japanese is always good, but pulling eyes and speaking in a chop suey accent or speedy gonzales for comic effect is not. That is the difference.
@@ailo4x4 They can call it what they want but it still is a dress.
Dancing around a hat? How shocking
Lol.. fell into the leftist hat trap... you bought the hat. No need to ask permission to wear it.
KPop has a question about two terms: “Cultural Appropriation” vs. “Cultural Reciprocity.” When using cowboy/Texas images, TWICE has an advantage - TWICE number 6, Ms Myoui Mina Sharon (Wikipedia.org Mina_(Japanese_singer)) was born in San Antonio, Texas.
So... it properly is named a cowboy hat?