Forced to run from Texas Rangers after a heated misunderstanding leads to the death of a lawman, Mexican American farmer | dG1fczd2OVFNRjNfYUE
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00:00Film release.
00:10Gregorio Cortez.
00:15A simple man.
00:16Platter.
00:17A family man.
00:21And an innocent man.
00:24Forced to run for his life through the misunderstanding of a single word.
00:28Ask him if he's traded him a horse lately.
00:31For 11 days,
00:33They ain't gonna tell you nothing.
00:37he was the most infamous man in America.
00:41He drew a gun,
00:44shot our beloved sheriff,
00:47Dick Glover.
00:49600 men pursued him
00:50Posse, a ranger.
00:52across the state of Texas.
00:55He rode in circles.
00:59He rode in figures of eight.
01:01Eludin' the law.
01:08And I'm sure laughing all the way.
01:10I don't want nobody warning them that we're coming.
01:14I want every damn Mexican on the train arrested
01:16and we're gonna do the same when we get into town.
01:24Could it have been one of your own men?
01:26Could it have been one of your own men?
01:28There you go, boys. Pass it around.
01:30Could it have been one of your own men?
01:31It's possible.
01:33He was the object of awe.
01:35I want fires lit at 20-foot intervals burning all night long.
01:39We're going after him at first light in the morning.
01:41Deceit.
01:42I'd like to propose a toast.
01:43I'll drink on that.
01:44To Gregorio Cortez.
01:46I have extended the life of the Texas Rangers.
01:48I love you.
01:50And hatred.
01:52All for one word spoken in a language America did not understand.
01:57So it was a matter of misunderstanding.
02:01In a country where all men are created equal.
02:05We, the jury, find the defendant guilty of murder without malice.
02:10And I say it's 50 years confinement.
02:12Where they have inalienable rights.
02:14And I can speak for all of us.
02:16To life.
02:17All we want is that damn greaser.
02:22Liberty.
02:27And the pursuit of happiness.
02:30It is time to restore the good name
02:36of Gregorio Cortez.
02:42A true story of justice and courage.
02:45The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez.