r/nextfuckinglevel 4d ago

Mexican 'cowboy' stopped armed robbery

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u/High_MaintenanceOnly 4d ago

Rodeos, bull riding, lassoing, chaps, cowboy hats, and boots all originated in northern Mexico not Spain

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u/Woody2shoez 4d ago

“Rodeos” or public cowboy contest weren’t created until the late 1800s in Arizona and Texas… so American.

Lassos were brought from Spain and originated in North Africa.

Chaps did originate in Spain.

The Spanish poblano is likely the inspiration for the “cowboy hat”

The origin of cowboy boots isn’t well known but likely happened in Texas or Kansas in the late 1800s. A similar boot “the Wellington” was a horse riding boot from Britain dating back to the mid 1800s

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u/High_MaintenanceOnly 4d ago

Rodeo is the Mexican procedure used to select animals from the wild cattle, prevent them from running amok and cause destruction, prevent them from going wild again by accustoming them to the presence of humans and protect them from cattle rustlers. The rodeo becomes the cattle’s natural home in the wild. The first rodeo ordinance was passed and implemented by Viceroy Luís de Velasco on October 16, 1551, in Central Mexico.

Mexican vaqueros developed cowboy boots The Mexican cowboy boots only came in three styles, rounded toe, pointed toe, and tribal toes, originating in northern Mexico.

Mexican cowboys introduced chaps to the American Wild West during the 1800s

Stetson’s design was inspired by the wide-brimmed hats worn by the working cowboys (known as vaqueros) of Northern Mexico

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_rodeo

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u/Woody2shoez 4d ago

Right and Italy created pasta and had no influence from china./s

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u/High_MaintenanceOnly 4d ago

Tomatoes are from Mexico so without them There wouldn’t be no Italian food! Ha! Got ya!

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u/Woody2shoez 4d ago

Yeah, all nightshades so any potato and pepper.

You forgot the part about the Mexican “cowboy boots” being inspired by Spanish riding boots. And chaps existing long before Mexico even had cattle. And again the hats that inspired the “cowboy hat” being worn by the original Spanish vaqueros also known as the people that learned similar ideas from other cultures and brought them to the Americas. Just keep choosing where you want to start history from here on out.

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u/High_MaintenanceOnly 4d ago

This one is easy just google Spanish men in the 1800s and Mexican men in the 1800s it will show you. Have you been to Spain ? No one dresses like cowboys lol