Example sentences for: américo

How can you use “américo” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • Américo Paredes cites a stanza from a corrido (ballad) the Mexican soldiers sang after the Battle of Puebla (celebrated on Cinco de Mayo) that taunts the vanquished French soldiers with the following words:

  • Paredes, Américo (1915–1999)

  • Gregorio Cortez, the border hero, and Américo Paredes, the scholar hero, both became figures that young Chicano students could respect and emulate.

  • Américo Paredes describes a slightly different tradition of aguinaldos that he learned in song form from his mother in South Texas.

  • Considered the foremost scholar of Chicano folklore, Américo Paredes was a professor emeritus of English and anthropology at the University of Texas, Austin.


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