A Mexican cowboy is called vaquero or charro and they are the original cowboys. The American settlers learned how to herd cattle from Mexican immigrants
And if we're extrapolating like that, the Spanish originally vested their horsemanship via an influx of horses from Africa and Asia. But the cowboys of the American west are a direct product of the Mexican Vaqueros. It's not misinformation, just a short rein on degrees of separation.
It’s a very simple extrapolation. The Spanish brought mounted herding to the Americas and became and taught the locals how to do it. They are directly responsible for the existence of the “western cowboy”.
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u/Justeff83 4d ago
A Mexican cowboy is called vaquero or charro and they are the original cowboys. The American settlers learned how to herd cattle from Mexican immigrants