Cowboy
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A cowboy is an animal herder who tends cattle on ranches in North America, traditionally on horseback, and often perform many other ranch-related tasks. The historic American cowboy of the late 19th c
Cowboys portrayed in Western art. The Herd Quitter by C. M. Russell
American cowboy, 1887
"King of the Plains" postcard, 1898–1924
18th-century soldado de cuera in colonial Mexico
Vaquero
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The vaquero is a horse-mounted livestock herder of a tradition that has its roots in the Iberian Peninsula, and extensively developed in what is today Mexico from methods brought to the Americas from
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…traditionally on horseback, and often perform many other ranch-related tasks. The historic American cowboy of the late 19th century arose from the vaquero traditions of northern Mexico, which trace their roots back to Spanish settlers from Andalusia and became a figure of special significance and legend…
Vaquero (1877)
Music of the Plains (mural study, Kilgore, Texas, 1939) by Xavier Gonzalez. This New Deal-era artwork features a vaquero serenading a woman, symbolizing the deep Hispanic cultural roots in Kilgore's identity. The original study is housed in the Smithsonian American Art Museum.
Classic vaquero-style hackamore equipment. Horsehair mecates top row, rawhide bosals in second row with other equipment
"Charro Mexicano", 1828. The term charro was originally a derogatory term or nickname for Mexican Rancheros; synonymous with the English terms 'hick', 'country bumpkin', or 'yokel'.