Legends & Stories A legend is a long-told story or a group of related stories about a person or a place that is popularly believed to have some historical truth. In medieval Europe, legendries were written accounts of the miraculous lives of saints.

Many legendary figures were national heroes, figures like King Arthur, Pancho Villa of Mexico, or Gregorio Cortez of South Texas, people to whose lives are attached cycles of legends that mix fact and fantasy. Legendries are also accounts that relate marvelous exploits, each bearing the halmark of the hero's dedication to a particular set of worthy qualities.

We hope you enjoy some of the legends and stories that enrich and acculturize the diverse population of the Rio Grande Valley of Texas.