Gregorio Cortez

I think the folk tale of Gregorio Cortez is very exaggerate. I understand that he is a hero to many, but how they tell the story is unrealistic, especially in some of the other versions that we read. The part where it talks about a dozen Americans surrounding him but no one could take him down is silly. But I guess if this is how they like to remember their hero it is okay. We tell stories of Cinderella and Snow White, and now even Shrek because we like animated versions of good people that we can look up to. I think that the Mexicans think of Cortez in the same way, he is someone they can strive to be like, and someone they can tell their kids about. Watching the different movie versions of Cortez in class was entertaining. I was curious to see how the Mexicans would portray Cortez and the sheriff. Overall not a bad story to read.