Oldest Bar in El Paso - The One and Only Rosa's Cantina, El Paso Texas

Rosa's Cantina was the inspiration for one of the most famous Western songs ever, El Paso, by Marty Robbins. It's easy to see why when you pull up to the small, single roomed building. Across the road you see the badlands of New Mexico, and you can almost envision the tragic gunfight that Robbins sings about. When you get here though, you'll find this is a neighborhood watering hole, that's been an important part of its community for decades.
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[@russellcampbell9198]

I visited El Paso partly to honour my late father whose favourite song was "El Paso". Loved the place and, yes, saw Rosa's Cantina.

[@beautiful80sladies22]

You done good Russell

[@cheemsrei]

But did you see it on the hill overlooking El Paso, down was Rosa’s Cantina you go?

[@gregorymarshall2633]

When I joined the Army at the age of 19 I left Michigan it was 14 degrees and the snow was falling sideways. I got off the plane arriving at my first duty station of Ft Bliss located in El Paso.When I got off the plane it was 70 degrees and the sun was bright and shining.Jan 14 1982.I basically grew up there in my young adult years.I wasn’t going home because I found a new one. I found my Mexican queen and raised 7 children with her (we didn’t have cable).I had to come back to Michigan to help my elderly mom after my dad passed. I lived in the Chuco for 35 years and can’t wait to return to that beautiful culture and to be in the lives of my 6 grandchildren.!

[@yesno2870]

Gregory Marshall awesome story

[@gregorymarshall2633]

Yes No Thx😌

[@jonathan-rw3mx]

Such a wonderful story. I love reading experiences like this. I'm 18 and live in El Paso. Its just such a beautiful place. I love the simplicity of it.

[@davidromero9985]

I don't know you but I arrived in Ft Bliss February of 1982 for basic training, we may or may not have run into each other, anyways GoArmy! Peace!

[@donovanb9020]

What a wholesome story brother. I was also stationed here with the Army. As much as I love and dearly miss my hometown of Phoenix, AZ. This place has really grown on me in the 6 yrs I've been here. It's, IMO, the perfect trifecta of NM, TX, and MX influence and access. I can go hunting in NM with my non-resident license just as easily as I can go to a store and buy a sixer of Lone Star with some Wolf Brand Chilli and pick up some fresh beef cheek from a carniceria for barbocoa Been 10+ yrs since my last visit to MX and finally decided to make it a reality to visit again. I have too many fond memories of Mexico to not take advantage of my close proximity to it.

[@noraleal7809]

No matter how it came to be its worth the trip. Im from south texas and we had to check it off our bucket list.

[@bit_xleb4010]

Nora Leal I wish more people from South Texas did the same! I’m originally from El Paso, but moved down to South Texas for a new job. Most folks only payed attention to North Eastern TX rather than Northwest. It’s amazing to hear that someone from the South loves my Hometown

[@alondraromero7007]

I was born in Juarez lower valley(el valle de juarez) n raised in El paso.now i live in Kansas, n when the radio plays rosa's cantina, it sure brings back memories..

[@TigerOutLaw111]

I hate to disappoint anyone but I was born and raised a few blocks away from Rosas Cantina and use to catch the bus across the highway from the bar and bought my gas next door... The original owners were the Escobedo's and the bar was called Tiger's bar. He sold it to Beto Zubia who was my neighbor down the street. After the song about Rosa's Cantina came out, Beto capitalized on the famous song and renamed the Bar :"Rosas Cantina." That was an advertising coup. The song came out before the bar was renamed and had nothing to do with the song. The highway that passes in front is highway 80 and that was the highway to California. IH-10 did not exist then and in fact our house was bought by the state and torn down to build IH-10. Tourists driving past the bar after it was renamed, would make a U-turn, park in front of the bar and have their wives take their picture. It was a big joke for myself and the rest of the locals because we knew the bar had a different name when the Marty song came out, but the tourist didn;t know that. Just setting the record straight.

[@Bucketlistbars]

Sal Molina thanks for the comments. Oscar pretty much said all of that at the beginning of the interview, except of course when the place was named Rosa's, yes it was a marketing coup for them, that's for sure. Thanks again for the great history lesson!

[@TigerOutLaw111]

You are welcome. I was born two blocks from the bar then my family built homes on top of the hill behind the bar. We use to have to walk down the hill to catch the bus across the highway from the bar. My grandfather use to stop in after work for a few beers at the bar and when he stayed too log, my grandmother would send me to tell Grandpa to come home. I knew the bar and the owners well. Many of my old neighbors and some other friends still go there to eat and drink. I had lunch and a couple f beers there about five years ago. They serve good food. Everyone I have ever talked to, love the food there.

[@Bucketlistbars]

Sal Molina yes they still have a very loyal local crowd, the cook has been there for about 20-30 years or so. The state is trying to take their back parking lot - so they must have taken the houses your family built - to expand the highway system, but the family that owns it now is trying to fight it. Hopefully the state will back down cause otherwise there's no place to park and the bar might have to close.

[@jimmycollier3901]

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[@CaneFu]

Sal Molina: I think you're lying because that isn't the story Marty Robbins told about this bar. And FYI, a history check of the bar shows that it was renamed Rosa's Cantina a full 2 years before the song came out. Also, you would have to be at least 80 years old if you were to have the firsthand knowledge that you claim. KZbin trolls like you are really something.

[@miathehippie]

I live in El Paso! This makes me happy!

[@adrianmacias1131]

El paso any one🤙🤙🤙

[@xixsportsnetwork]

Adrian Macias 915 for life

[@richardmorehead2115]

I live there

[@isaiahvillanueva8483]

fluffy_boy 21 why did u put there shouldn’t it be “here”

[@zigz2091]

Westsiders, anyone?

[@rainolive_]

🤟🤟915🤟🤟

[@VickyandIsaiah]

MY HOMETOWN 😁

[@leticiasierra5103]

Realmente amo está ciudad El Paso!!!

[@mariochavez431]

I love my El Paso! ❤️❤️

[@bandidomods]

Wow i could sit in this bar for hours drinking a beer listening to some old folks saying stories from back in the days that would be f ing awesome!

[@TigerOutLaw111]

Were you related to Tomas Valenzuela?

[@bandidomods]

@@TigerOutLaw111 no i dont know anyone by that name sir sorry!

[@tonymorales3019]

That's a nice story from El Paso Texas my wife and myself and kids are from El Paso Texas but right now we live in Midland Texas

[@pandakicker1]

Tony Morales YIKES your poor kids... having to grow up in a flat world where they can’t use the mountains as navigation. NOPE.

[@02chevyguy]

I left El Paso in 1997 due to some financial stuff. A friend of mine told me I should move to Springfield, Missouri for a new start. I've been here ever since. It must've been about 6 months since I had left, and I still wasn't used to my new surroundings. Another friend of mine and I went to Waffle House to eat lunch. He went to the juke box and told me "I selected a special song for you". It was "El Paso". I went to the men's room and cried for a little while. He "apologized" for selecting that song saying he didn't know it was going to upset me so badly. I heard it again at a barber shop about a year or so later, but had to compose myself a bit more. Some good and bad have happened here in the last 20 years, but I will always consider El Paso my "home town". That song has been going through my mind constantly for the past few months, but for some reason, I won't play it here on You Tube. Don't ask me why.

[@Bucketlistbars]

Understood, El Paso is a special place (the whole border is for us) - sounds like you need to give it a visit sometime soon! Cheers!

[@filthyanimal874]

02chevyguy get a hold of yourself snowflake.

[@Luke_Segovia]

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[@leanajo754]

That's an awesome story! You should go back one day, just to visit for a few days, then. When I hear the song, I think of my Dad, who died in 2003. It was his favorite song & his favorite singer.

[@NahFYM]

Proud to be born here

[@villagelightsmith4375]

I'll save my quarters ... and just wait for the next carload of tourii to hear this old favorite. "Another cold one, por favor!

[@ATHikers]

I joined the Air Force in 1965 at the age of 19. After basic training, I went to tech school at Chanute AFB in Illinois. After a 10 day leave at home (Louisville, Kentucky) I took a train in January of 66 to my permanent duty station, Biggs AFB El Paso, Texas. I loved El Paso and of course going across the border to Juarez, Mexico. In March of 1966 Texas Western (in El Paso) played University of Kentucky in the NCAA final game for the championship. Yes, I was a UK fan and caught heck when they got beat. Will always remember Louie Dampier had the ball stolen 2 times in a row as he was coming up court. I was only stationed there until May as Ft. Bliss was taking over the Air Base. Damn I hated to leave. While at Biggs I met a young lady at an Airman's Club dance one night. We dated several times until it came time to ship out to my next duty station in Indiana. We stayed in touch for awhile but eventually the letters stopped coming as I figured they would. I have often wondered what ever happened to her. I pray she is alive and well. Thank you ma'am for the great memories. I haven't forgotten you.

[@Bucketlistbars]

We're glad you enjoyed it!

[@amandaa.5209]

Born and raised in El Paso, on the weekends I spent my time with my nana in the Segundo barrio. She was born in 1914 and the stories she told me about Pancho Villa, how she was a farm picker. Now I live in So Cal, I miss the days of walking downtown and enjoying a red candy apple from the guy in front of JC Penny's. I remember to the song from Marty I was about 4 /5 when I herd it n was excited because it had El Paso in it. To me that was cool and still is, El Chuco has so much history.

[@LTRockabilly]

I'm moving to El Paso in the fall. As a Marty Robbins fan and a drinking fan, I can't wait to see this place.

[@bigimskiweisenheimer8325]

outstanding. did my heart good. thank you.

[@Bucketlistbars]

Wow, thank you!

[@njmarts]

Bucket List check! I happened to be in town to bowl in El Paso USBC Nationals this year. What a wonderful experience! I was with 3 of my friends. Got out of the car. Looking to get a pic a nice gentleman asked if he could take it for us. Got inside - Bartenders were awesome and the M&M on the menu {Go you will get it). Met some friends that had husbands working in the area - Learned a little more about the area. innocence. Don't ever change. Signed the book. Perfect! Oh we did get there at the perfect time. Lunch time.

[@bashbromartinez4624]

Gecu

[@JefferyAHoward]

Great video!

[@Bucketlistbars]

Thanks!

[@NotLoZerish]

I live here! I love El Paso!!!!!

[@robertcomaduran7944]

born and raised in the sun city ... lived on piedras.... central el paso... now live outside Pittsburgh , pa.. but all true el pasoians .. now's bout chico's.. 2 singles and Dr pepper for me..

[@TigerOutLaw111]

Love Chico's

[@bridget1706]

The thought of that restaurant brings back memories. I used to go there with my best friend and family. I remember chatting with my friend in the car, and arriving at the restaurant, and arguing over chips with my little sister. I do miss El Paso, moved away from there about 8 months ago. I used to hate the desert, who knew I could miss it

[@jrpd06]

Thanks for doing this video, guys. It's incredible.

[@Makise3]

Wow!That was some nice history I never knew about.

[@Bucketlistbars]

+Rickity Snickity thanks for watching!

[@handyman7748]

because its not true

[@divindave6117]

I'll be driving to Phoenix from Shreveport Louisiana this coming weekend, and will stopping in Rosas Cantina. And Im gonna stop; in there on the way back home too!

[@jonbyron5142]

lol...wearing my '05 Rosa t- shirt right now, used to work in Santa Teresa, NM but lived in El Paso.

[@Bucketlistbars]

Jon Byron is it the one with iron on horseshoe? That’s a classic!

[@UnasGamingChannel]

Ya know, we truly are a historic city that really every here takes for granted, doesn't realize the history around town

[@Bucketlistbars]

Una's Gaming Channel El Paso was wilder than Tombstone at one time!

[@UnasGamingChannel]

Bucket List Bars hell yeah! Did ya know that at one point, at "the Popular", which was Elp Paso's original store where ya could buy food, clothing etc (there was 4 to 5 floors of the original building, sadly closed down in 95, damn you walmart). That Mexican Revolutionary Pancho Villa and the Mexican president at the time, once shopped at that store on the same floor AT THE SAME TIME!!! True story brother

[@Bucketlistbars]

That's too cool! It's a shame that so much has been lost in downtown, but finally we're happy to see that the old buildings that are left are being preserved (or at least there's a movement to preserve them). That's a truly historic district!

[@UnasGamingChannel]

Bucket List Bars you live in El Paso? Seen the Kress building? Fuckin shame about it

[@eddieguillen8579]

They weren't on the same floor. Gun fight would have started. Diaz had arrived before and taken to the sub floor to look at items he requested. Later, Villa entered. There was only one girl working and knew that if they saw one another, hell would break loose. So she took Villa to the 2nd floor and spent the next hour or so running up and down making sure the two men never saw one another.

[@charlestillery4279]

I live on the Rio grande and near Rosas.i love this place.,lots of History.

[@alicia1396]

Wish I could go back to visit my hometown

[@ivonnehernandez3602]

I miss you El Paso! I love you!

[@titovasquez_4204]

Thats my home town born and raised 21 years

[@gregwarner3753]

Sounds like a place to visit if I'm ever in that part of Texas.

[@Bucketlistbars]

I hope you do, you'll definitely enjoy it!

[@jamesjohnston3766]

@@Bucketlistbars just curious do they have El Paso City on the jukebox also?

[@albertoramirez77]

My auntie works at this bar

[@caseyrowe3402]

I liked the video. :)

[@agavebob3462]

After leaving Rosa's back in the late 80's early 90's we would swing by the Kingsman and buy more beer then head back home... to Meadow Vista !!!

[@janettaschuch3591]

Cool story, delicious food.

[@dgoedeke7002]

I seen Marty Robbins perform in coffeyville kansas 1968

[@filthyanimal874]

I thought it was abandoned. Every time I pass by there it’s closed and looks blighted.

[@SlytigerSurvival]

Cool video

[@jonathan-rw3mx]

I love how theres so many recent comments!

[@jeaniebird999]

Love El Paso! My dad still lives there. (Was just there for a funeral. 😢) A great book about him and his buddies just came out! You can actually read the whole thing on this link; looks like all the pages are being shown, just zoom in. (EDIT: Sorry, I take that back. You can read all the way up through page 67) It's called Folly Cove: A Smuggler's True Tale of the Pot Rebellion, by Kermit Scweidel. It just won an award and they're working on the movie! My dad's part starts on page 21 and I'm mentioned on page 45! (But I was in the hospital for 6 weeks, not one - I was 6 weeks premature.) books.google.com/books?id=tINSDwAAQBAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false

[@TigerOutLaw111]

Now I remember who Jack Strickland was . I went to school with the Jimmy Chagra and Joe Chagra. Played poker a couple of times with a group that included Lee Chagra.

[@jeaniebird999]

@@TigerOutLaw111 I was so little, I don't remember the Chagras, only the stories.

[@derekdiedricksen9170]

Great idea for a channel!

[@Bucketlistbars]

Derek Diedricksen thanks so much! Tell your friends and be sure to subscribe if you haven’t already - Detroit, Nashville and Key West/Miami historic bars are coming up this year!

[@speedkills2861]

Great Friday special

[@intergalactic242]

I live like a few blocks away, I can literally walk there it would take me like 15 mins and I have at times just walked, but I've never eaten there

[@Bucketlistbars]

intergalactic24 you’d like it, it’s tasty!

[@EnligUlv]

I’ll have to check it out on my way to Alpine for that elusive western Texas ultra race I keep entering but have yet to show up to.

[@Xaloty]

💕

[@amayabean6551]

When your from El Paso and have never been but lived right next door

[@JJGomez-pe9kv]

Are related to Ryan?

[@amayabean6551]

J.J. Gomez no comment .

[@JJGomez-pe9kv]

@@amayabean6551 I understand. I'm only asking because I went to high school with him.

[@OldCinco]

I was in the Army at Ft. Bliss with Fred Powers!

[@hectorgaxiola1685]

I Was Looking Rosa's Cantina at 1985

[@stephenbirks6458]

Oldest Bar in El Paso -But the prices sre bang up to date !!!

[@TravelwithTrey]

Marty Robbins probably didn't even know that he ended his song in Deming, New Mexico. The most famous resident of Deming is Joe Scarborough, the man who murdered, John Selman Sr., who himself murdered John Wesley Hardin, the most notorious outlaw in El Paso. So Deming has relevance to the written of song about El Paso, without him even knowing.

[@robertbeall2001]

I am a native of El Paso 65 years old. I have never gone to Rosa's Cantina. My daughter lives 2 miles away. Maybe soon I'll stop by and have some tacos with a cold beer.

[@Alex-um7cm]

Hell yeah roses cantina

[@JohnAdams-xc5yk]

Been there in 1960 when stationed at Ft. Bliss

[@mrextremer]

I was born in El Paso!

[@dkproductions801]

who cares

[@charlesncharge6298]

@@jonkalashnikov2625 you know how I know that you're a bitch? Because you talk shit to random strangers on the internet for no reason. There's a 100% chance that you're a beta male bitch that walks around with your head down living in fantasy land.

[@LeCarlton]

Once a place is mentioned in a popular song you might as well keep it open

[@Amujames1]

Had many good Mexican meals here at Rosa's in the afternoon. A few beer and was looking for Marty Robbins all I seen were my drunk buddies. Was there once when an Black African family from Africa came in and I was watching them, they were all over the place and I ask them how they liked Rosa's, he asked me where is Marty, I explain, and he found Rosa's Cantina in the music box/jukebox played it so many time. After a few hours he sign there register book and left with a happy grin on there faces. LOL I enjoy eating at Rosa's and will be back many more time...

[@TigerOutLaw111]

Moose!

[@olibernstein6834]

Currently live in El Paso :)

[@jor5204]

Great Mexican Food at “ Roses Cantina”!!!

[@chrisdelacroix1231]

My hometown

[@prowordsmith]

In the video I saw that the bar had photographs - sometimes autographed - by celebrities. But do they have one of Marty Robbins?

[@Bucketlistbars]

Towne Comee no we didn’t see any, just posters of him and some records by him.

[@d4njz]

You know there is a park in El paso that's called marty robbins. Me and my friends hang out there sometimes it's al cool place

[@respectseasoning8162]

we use to have gang fights there back in the days aww good times lol

[@westtexasyoungin5049]

Daniel Juarez its a cool park but the fuckin outdoor bathroom made me wanna kill my self

[@joeherrera3247]

Me too. Lol We would meet there for gang fights. Things are calm there now though.

[@jsin22366322]

I walk that park every morning. I live right by the TXDPS. It’s alright. A lot of people like to walk that track.

[@avilaomar10]

That’s where I smoked my first joint and also has gang fights like the rest of us normal el pasoans

[@handyman7748]

i used to eat lunch there until my credit card was scammed there, never went back, that was in 2018

[@equalizertime5350]

I ONLY USE CASH THE SMART WAY! 👍🇺🇸🤠

[@cherylcampbell7495]

The secret to good Mexican food -lard-only way..I lived and worked in El Paso but never came here. It’s across from Sunland park race track. Always went to George’s looks like I missed out.

[@y0urs03pic]

Born and Raised !!!

[@tpag572]

Plan on moving there next year I was just there in February of this year and before I headed back to the east coast I stopped at Rosa's, but unfortunately, it was too early and closed so I missed out. But, I will definitely make once iI move there.

[@michaeldowd4786]

Food is great

[@user-ll9qp4gj8v]

🎉rosas cantina

[@mava1040]

Having Little Joe's albums , being show cased , makes this place a must visit. I've heard Little Joe mentioned this placed , and always wondered about it.

[@Bucketlistbars]

It's a fun, wonderful little bar! Be sure to sign the guest book when you visit!

[@mava1040]

@@Bucketlistbars i sure will. I'm hoping to visit for Christmas. I was there for Thanksgiving for the first time in 40 yrs. Btw , i am from Dallas

[@adrianh8569]

what year was this interview/ ?

[@equalizertime5350]

THAT'S MY NEXT DOOR NEIGHBOR 🤠NEW MEXICO COWBOY 👍🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@killanige]

Dads side of the family all lives in Chuco.

[@mrextremer]

I want a Rosas Cantina T-Shirt.

[@jonbyron5142]

Jose Angel Gonzalez they got them.. at least they did in'05 when we put in some new factories down the street a bit...

[@armandopina739]

i wan't a t-shirt with Felina twirling.

[@markjohnson6]

You don't want to go to the Rosas Cantina in Groton Connecticut. Yikes scary!!

[@AllTheBestCO]

Heyyyy, my granny strips there. She strips the paint off the walls!!! lol

[@charitablefishsticks7023]

a deep burning pain in my side

[@leanajo754]

How far is it from downtown El Paso? I have been to El Paso millions of times. Even an older sister was born there when my dad was stationed in Ft. Bliss. But I have never been past the city part of it. How far is it from downtown?

[@Bucketlistbars]

Probably just about 3-4 miles or so, not too far at all.

[@armandovillalobos9368]

@@Bucketlistbars It is with in the city limits, cross the street from Sun Land park racetrack.

[@janettaschuch3591]

You can't tell by looking but only a few blocks directly behind the cantina is a small dusty Latino neighborhood where a friend of mine grew up. A series of interstate roads & connections are being build all around hiding the neighborhood completely.

[@armandovillalobos9368]

Yes, Buena Visita was the over flow of people that did not settle in Smeltertown. About 1964 I-10 freeway cut the neighborhood in haft and now the 375 high way enlarged Doniphon which is Pisano. The 375 goes all around the city. The neighborhood stands fast with some of the original families living there with Santa Teresita Mission in the area.

[@LChem1]

Of course we all know that the Original El Paso is many miles inside Mexico, part of the rail road deal made in c.1855.

[@unknowncomic617]

One of my favorite world's famous song

[@yourlocalasshole352]

El Pasoan born and raised 👌

[@amirhossen7429]

allllllazzzzzyyyyz

[@gabrialmacias3752]

So this is the one that Marty was talking a about

[@lrodriguez9315]

I disliked el paso for a long time but now I miss it

[@samarrasjr2951]

@@chiefmangas2367 well get your racists ass out of here

[@robertbeall2001]

No people in El Paso are different they are caring and loving. I love the people but i hate the dust and the desert.

[@margiefraire3640]

They are racist using "Güero" for American White fokes!. Heres one that wrote a beautiful song that became famous. That's gratitude! Whatever happen to the PC correctness.

[@carollockhart7756]

Anyone remember a bar/pub/restaurant #10 Downing St on Montana Ave, across from the museum??

[@serjiogutierrez4190]

Carol Lockhart .......yes! It was named after Margaret Thatcher' s address! After having gone to see a movie, a friend and I stopped there one night for a hamburger! We sat by a window on the second floor. . . Looking out as the world passed by on Montana St.

[@carollockhart7756]

@@serjiogutierrez4190 Clint & Carol Newsom owned it, along with Gasoline Alley on Mesa Ave. I used to be the manager. My last name at the time was Gordon. We all had a great time there. They say there was a ghost that resided in the building. He liked to trip people as they went UP the stairs!! We had the BEST chili cook offs that I can remember. Enjoy your Day!!!

[@thechevyman999]

I live in EP and its not the oldest bar. Or cantina.. its a restaurant at most

[@FrankLooez-el6nv]

It's obviously the oldest cantinas are in Juarez because Juarez was the El Paso de El Norte first therefore the first bars where vaqueros hang out the used to be pure Adobe way early 1900s. Pre and Post pancho Villa.even El Paso old. Pictures in the windows of El kress you can see Santa Fe street El Paso street Stanton street dirt roads and Adobe buildings probably late 1800s Wow we git historical here But any ways lice that song my father in law rest in peace used to sing it with a lots of heart along with Mexican old song soldado raso. He was veteran of army in WW2 A White great warm hearted man. Thanks for reading my. Part of this Beautiful subject of my beloved El chuco Tejas Marty Robbins great song writer love all his vinyl albums.

[@cucumber2286]

Man that's el Paso 4 ya

[@CHUY-DRZ400s]

Deep purple song. Rosa's cantina.

[@venrammur9800]

Can I get any job openings in this hotel as juniir chef

[@relicreapers571]

This is in a Marty Robbins song.

[@pacogama]

This documentary is wrong Juan the Oñate found Paso del Norte, what is now Ciudad Juárez, El Paso Texas was founded after the Mexican American war in 1848

[@dkproductions801]

right on brother

[@filthyanimal874]

Che Garcia nope, the original name for Ciudad Juarez was El Paso Del Norte. El Paso Texas original name was Franklin Texas.

[@filthyanimal874]

Nora Nora you forgot to mention the important fact that everyone conveniently leaves out. The Mexican government sold America the entire south west after the war. They were conquered and had the territory taken. Then they accepted the cash payment. They sold it. They picked a fight with America and got a good ass whoopin’. The US could have easily annexed the entire country of Mexico. We had fought our way to Mexico City, the capital. Mexico was whole heartedly humiliated and defeated.

[@gsxss3741]

@@filthyanimal874 Actually, Polk instigated the war. He sent troops into Mexico, and declared war on his neighbors after claiming that they shot at his military after the Mexican government had asked them to leave. The U.S. was dead set on taking all of Mexico's northern territory as evidenced by the rhetoric of "Manifest Destiny," and they definitely took advantage knowing full well that Mexico was a newly independent country with far less military and economic power.

[@HannibalTX]

Don Juan de Onate left priests and soldiers on both sides of the river. Two priests on the El Paso side went down to St. Eli about 15 miles south where the river crossing was easiest and founded the mission. This was before Don Juan founded Santa Fe and conquered the Tiguas. Half of the tribe joined with Don Juan and he took them down to the lower valley in Ysleta and founded the reservation. Since El Paso (not named that back then) was founded before Santa Fe. El Paso is the second oldest continuously inhabited city after St. Augustine in Florida. While some cities currently in Florida were first established before El Paso, they were abandoned and some were reestablished decades later and two others were reestablished over a century later.

[@jonbyron5142]

I like Tecate...then...

[@carlosvillegas6113]

Nomas faltan los caballos en frente..

[@thatsamore8869]

Buena Vista

[@thomascowart2634]

And you can't forget EL paso city .

[@leanajo754]

I love that song even more, the sequel.

[@olddodger7178]

No mention of wicked Felina?

[@Bucketlistbars]

Old Dodger sadly you'd have to go across the border to meet her nowadays...

[@02chevyguy]

And pray you don't get killed in the process.

[@armandovillalobos9368]

@@jerristeele6781 That is very kind of you to help this family.

[@7550375503]

You guys BURIED THE LEAD....Robbins believed he was the cowboy in the song incarnate. ( reincarnated ).

[@Bucketlistbars]

Joe Kelly didn’t know that, thanks!

[@7550375503]

@BLB : No one does hardly. Robbins would later write & release ' El Paso City ' which is the story behind the song... El Paso. : )