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The women who practice this sport are called charras, since the term escaramuza is used to name the set of ladies that make up the sports team, and it is not the correct term to refer to a charra in the singular. The female part of charreria, the escaramuza charra, is said to originate from the Altos de Jalisco.
Although the word charro was a originally just a derogatory term for country people, synonymous with English words yokel or bumpkin, and gaudy, it evolved independently in different countries, becoming a demonym for the people of the province of Salamanca, in Spain, also known by Campo Charro, especially in the area of Alba de Tormes ...
La Federación Mexicana de Charrería (The Mexican Federation of Charreria) regulates charrería events in Mexico. Charrería , officially the National Sport of Mexico, consists of a series of Mexican equestrian events rooted in the horsemanship brought over from Spain during their conquest of the New World.
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Escaramuza charra in Oaxaca. Escaramuza charra is the only female equestrian event in the Mexican charrería.The escaramuza means "skirmish" and consists of a team riding horses in choreographed synchronized maneuvers to music.
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Aerial photographs of lienzos charros, showing the "Monumental", Zacatecas, Zacatecas (lower right) A lienzo charro is an arena where charros hold the events of charreada, coleadero and jaripeo. [1]
Deutsches Rechtswörterbuch (Dictionary of Historical German Legal Terms) Lists of dictionaries cover general and specialized dictionaries, collections of words in one or more specific languages, and collections of terms in specialist fields. They are organized by language, specialty and other properties.