THE HISTORY OF

PEÑA TAURINA DE COLORADO

Peña Taurina de Colorado had its beginnings in March, 1960. Founded by Ann Ohrel, now of Arizona. Meetings were held for several years in an old Denver mansion that was converted into meeting rooms for various ethnic clubs and groups.

The first club trip to the El Paso/Juarez border was a bust, a dust bust; the corrida was canceled due to one of the area's worst dust storms.

In the late 60's, our club co-hosted with El Paso a NATC convention held in Juarez. Our club also participated in the AMAT (Asso. Mexicana de Aficionados Taurinos) in Juarez, 1971, by several members attending, buying a bull and donating a trophy for best banderillas.

The club was famous for years for its "cascarones", confetti-filled decorated egg shells. I've been told by many aficionados that they still have some of those eggs saved from past conventions.

We are 12 hours by car from the border and try to get down there for most major holidays. One year Cordobéz was on the cartel for a Saturday night corrida. We left Denver Friday after work, drove all night, arrived Saturday morning. Shopping, dinner, corrida, party, party, return to hotel just in time to pack and head back to Denver, no sleep (except the driver - he had the good sense to retire early).

Members of our club have held office in NATC from President, Vice-President, Regional Vice-President and Secretary. NATC once had an award for the club with the most members attending a convention. Peña Taurina de Colorado won the award the first year, a large color photo of a matador and bull by Vincent Kehoe and won again a few years later. This award is no longer given.

by Pat Maier

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