Bootmaker
Domingo Jauregui
Domingo Jauregui was foreman at the Tony Lama Boot Company in El Paso before founding his own shop, Mingo Boot Company, in 1973. By the time Texas Monthly profiled the company in 2002, Jauregui had died, and his sons George, Mike, Julio, and Mingo Jr. had taken over the business.
Known for
Founded Mingo Boot Company after leaving Tony Lama
Biography
History
Domingo Jauregui founded Mingo Boot Company in El Paso, Texas. Texas Monthly (June 2002) says he had been foreman at the Tony Lama Boot Company and started his own company after quitting when Tony Lama Sr. died — the article leaves the founding year it gives, 1973, set against that death without resolving the exact sequence.
By the time of the 2002 profile, Jauregui had died and his sons George, Mike, Julio, and Mingo Jr. had taken over the company, then located on Alameda Avenue in El Paso. No birth year, death year, or further biography for Jauregui has been documented.
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