USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -: herdsman, cowboy. used in reference to cowboys in areas (such as Mexico and the southwestern U.S.) where Spanish is spoken. Just as they were among the most accomplished of all horsemen, vaqueros were masters of the rope which they called reata.

Detailed explanation-2: -Vaqueros were proverbial cowboys-rough, hard-working mestizos who were hired by the criollo caballeros to drive cattle between New Mexico and Mexico City, and later between Texas and Mexico City.

Detailed explanation-3: -The American cowboy hat, lasso and pointy boots all trace back to the Spanish vaquero. The Spanish and Mexican vaqueros taught American cattle workers how to manage livestock. The traditions are still alive and well in the American West.

Detailed explanation-4: -Hundreds of years before there was the American cowboy, there was the vaquero, an expert horseman who could adeptly herd cattle and whose skills with a lasso were legendary.