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Matachines refers to the men who dance as a group; the group is composed usually of twelve men, but can have from ten to fourteen.
In Laredo, Texas, the Matachines from the Ladrillera barrio venerate the Holy Cross and La Virgen de Guadalupe as their patron saint.
See also El Coco; El Cucui; El Kookoóee; Los Matachines
Similar to the dance-drama of Los Moros y Cristianos, the dance of Los Matachines was taught to the subjugated Indians by the Spanish missionaries as a custom to celebrate on Christian feast days but also as a means of converting them to Catholicism.
El abuelo is also a prominent figure in the dance of Los Matachines, and plays a comical role in which he makes jokes and shouts out instructions to the rest of the dancers.