Cowboy

:This article is about the cowboys and cowgirls of the Americas; for other uses see Cowboy (disambiguation) or Cowgirl (disambiguation).

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A cowboy (Spanish vaquero) tends cattle and horses on cattle ranches in North and South America. The cowboy is in charge of the horses, as is the wrangler. In addition to ranch work, some cowboys work in and participate in rodeos, and many cowboys work only in the rodeo.

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The Spanish were adept at herding livestock. In fact the Spanish invented what we now know as the cowboy tradition beginning in the Middle Ages in Spain. During the 16th century, they brought the tradition with them to the New World through Mexico, then north into the heart of the US west in the state of New Mexico. The kingdom of New Mexico in its original configuration included most of the territory of the American southwest including Texas. In the early 1600s, first Spain and then Mexico began offering empresario grants in what would become New Mexico then Texas to Americans who agreed to become citizens and convert to Catholicism. In 1821 Steve Austin and his East Coast comrades became the first English speaking Mexicans. Following Texas independence in 1836 even more Americans immigrated into Texas and to the empresario ranching areas. Here they were absorbed by the Mexican vaquero culture, borrowing vocabulary and attire from their counterparts.

Cowboy (disambiguation): A cowboy may be a North American ranch hand, particularly one who works from horseback, or a rodeo performer.In the U.K., cowboy sometimes refers to an unscrupulous or unqualified tradesman.Cowboys are a common name or mascot for a sports team, particularly in the Western region of the United States...

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