Hispanic Heritage month is September 16 through October 15, 2024. While I couldn’t find any Hispanic Heritage celebrations on local community boards, the Chamber of Commerce, or Hispanic Cultural organizations here in Cuero or DeWitt County, I’m thrilled to share that the Cuero ISD Educational Foundation wrote an article on Hispanic Heritage Month as well as Cuero ISD libraries—John C. French, Hunt Elementary, and Cuero High School—are celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month with a variety of activities at their libraries. Kudos to them for recognizing the importance of this celebration!
According to Cuero’s promotional literature about the city, Cuero is a Spanish word and was named after Cuero Creek, Arroyo del Cuero, or Creek of the Rawhide. The Spanish called it Arroyo del Cuero because the Native Americans from the area would tan their cattle hides in the creek beds…