Vaquero

For other uses, see Vaquero (disambiguation) and Buckaroo.
Vaquero, c. 1830

The vaquero (Spanish: [baˈkeɾo]; Portuguese: vaqueiro, European Portuguese: [vɐˈkɐjɾu]) is a horse-mounted livestock herder of a tradition that has its roots in the Iberian Peninsula and extensively developed in Mexico from a method brought to the Americas from Spain. The vaquero became the foundation for the North American cowboy, in Northern Mexico, Southwestern United States, and Western Canada.

The cowboys of the Great Basin still use the term "buckaroo", which may be a corruption of vaquero, to describe themselves and their tradition.[1] Many in Llano Estacado and along the southern Rio Grande prefer the term vaquero,[2] while the indigenous and Hispanic communities in the age-old Nuevo México and New Mexico Territory regions use the term caballero.[3][4][5][6] Vaquero heritage remains in the culture of the Californio (California), Neomexicano (New Mexico), and Tejano (Texas), along with Mexico, Central and South America, as well as other places where there are related traditions.[7][8][9][10][11]

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  4. ^ Robinson, S.; Ball, E. (2003). Apache Voices: Their Stories of Survival as Told to Eve Ball. University of New Mexico Press. p. 148. ISBN 978-0-8263-2163-3. Retrieved March 4, 2023. Mescalero (Apache) chief Caballero
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  7. ^ Nelson, Kate (March 17, 2021). "Trails and Rails". New Mexico Magazine. Retrieved March 26, 2023.
  8. ^ Energy, Amigo (January 4, 2023). "Mexico's Original Cowboys: History of the Vaqueros of Texas". Amigo Energy. Retrieved March 26, 2023.
  9. ^ "Western Legacy". Visit Albuquerque. October 13, 2017. Retrieved March 26, 2023.
  10. ^ Allen, Nathan W. (January 25, 2021). "PHOTOS: Masbate Rodeo's Tough Filipino Cowboys". I Dreamed Of This. Retrieved March 26, 2023.
  11. ^ "Makoto Sekido". Japanese Cowboy, Bull Riders in Japan. July 19, 2000. Retrieved March 26, 2023.