Abstract
In all the tradition of the corridos of Mexico, the two rimed narratives that came into my hands from students who had a vital interest in the tragedy are here presented. It is impossible to ascertain the authorship of such pieces, but they are interesting as manifestations of the Latin American's urge to relate such happenings, even as were the exploits of the Cid many centuries ago, and even as is done with popular heroes and events in Mexico today. I record here two versions of the event as they were written down for me by students who had made copies from the printed poems (sueltos) which were circulated from hand to hand among the Latin American population of the region-examples of the folk-ballad in the making.
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