Boot Manufacturer
Hondo Boots
Family wholesale western-boot house founded by Filbert Guijarro Sr. in 1965; El Paso office with a family workshop in Mexico. Hand-lasted Goodyear construction with a channeled insole.
Why collectors care
Hondo is a family wholesale western-boot manufacturing house — El Paso office, family workshop in Mexico — not a one-bench artisan shop. Collectors need construction tells (channeled-insole Goodyear) and a clear office-vs-workshop geography.
Origin and people credits
- Founded 1965 by Filbert Guijarro Sr. (official history).
- Early model: sold samples from the family workshop in Mexico to western-state stores; retailers helped refine lasts (company).
- Still family-owned; El Paso base. Office cited at 6425 Boeing Dr #C3 (company).
- Dealer Texas Crazy: El Paso-based since 1965; handmade in Mexico; all-leather, steel shank, repairable construction.
Known for
Hand-lasted Goodyear; channeled-insole construction