r/nextfuckinglevel 3d ago

Mexican 'cowboy' stopped armed robbery

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u/Justeff83 3d 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

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u/SoftSects 2d ago

"American settlers" and "Mexican immigrants" in the same sentence doesn't make sense. The Mexicans were on this land before the "settlers".