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Catalog Number |
159 |
Object Name |
Spur |
Description |
Spur: Light weight forged steel with natural 2" wide, leather straps, attached on either side of heel bands, with single buttons. Single chain on each spur. Spurs are engraved on outer side of each heel band. Four button holes cut in on leather straps. Points (rowels) are wider at base and taper toward ends, then terminate with blunt ends. Riveted into place with small loop extending on outer side. 12 pointed rowel. |
Provenance |
From the old Catalogue Card: "These spurs belonged to the notorious Mexican outlaw who killed five men in Park county in August, 1863. One man was killed near where Lake George now is, four of the men were killed at Fairplay but this bandit whose name was Espanosa. His nephew traveled with him and they were trailed from Red Hill in Park county by Captain McCannon and Joe Lamb to Four Mile Creek about 20 miles south of Florissant and about 15 miles west of Cripple Creek. Here Espanosa was shot and killed but the nephew escaped. The latter was killed near Fort Garland, Colorado, later. The spurs were taken off Espanosa's heels after he was killed and later sold to Judge Castello. They have been in the Castello family ever since and were presented to the El Paso County Pioneer Association July 4, 1909 by John B. Castello, a resident of Florissant, Colorado. Account written by J.A. Himebaugh. "Note: near Harkens was also murdered by the Espanosas and he is buried near Dead Man's Cañon on the Cañon City Rd." |
Credit line |
Anonymous |