Re: Re Origin of Term Gringo

["John S. Quarterman" <jsq@quarterman.org>]

>One widely accepted version is that when the American Army swung down the 
>main drag of Mexico City they were singing, "Green grows the grass in 
>Mexico." 

I never heard that particular one before.
Here are a couple more:

 http://sinclair.quarterman.org/history/mod/gringo.html

>Dane Bowen in Alexandria, Va., researching Bowen, Bacon, Carlton (Carleton), 
>Luker, Sanders (Saunders), Chaudoin (Chaudoins), Maverick, Richey (Ritchie, 
>Richie, Ritchey), Spence, Sumner, Way, and Wells families.

John S. Quarterman <jsq@quarterman.org>

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