Hondo Boots · History

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.