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    The origins of the cowboy tradition come from Spain, beginning with the hacienda system of medieval Spain. This style of cattle ranching spread throughout much of the Iberian Peninsula, and later was imported to the Americas. Both regions possessed a dry climate with sparse grass, thus large herds of cattle required … See more

    A cowboy is an animal herder who tends cattle on ranches in North America, traditionally on horseback, and often performs a multitude of other ranch-related tasks. Cattle drives ensure the herds' health in finding pasture … See more

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    American cowboys were drawn from multiple sources. By the late 1860s, following the American Civil War and the expansion of the … See more

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    Ranching in Canada has traditionally been dominated by the province of Alberta. The most successful early settlers of the province were the … See more

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    The English word cowboy has an origin from several earlier terms that referred to both age and to cattle or cattle-tending work. The English … See more

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    The history of women in the West, and women who worked on cattle ranches in particular, is not as well documented as is that of men. Institutions such as the National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame in modern years have attempted to gather and … See more

    Geography, climate and cultural traditions caused differences to develop in cattle-handling methods and equipment from one part of the United States to another. The period between … See more

    The necessity for horse riders who guard herds of cattle, sheep or horses is common wherever wide, open land for grazing exists. In the … See more

     
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  3. Cowboys ‑ Mexican, Black & Western - HISTORY

    WEBApr 26, 2010 — Cowboys originated with the Spanish settlers in modern Mexico, before becoming synonymous with the American West during the cattle drives of the 1800s.

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    WEBSep 22, 2023 — But the first cowboys lived in Mexico and the Caribbean, and most of them were Black. That’s the conclusion of a recent analysis of DNA from 400-year-old cow bones excavated on the island of …

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    WEBAug 11, 2020 — Whether it's John Wayne or Lil Nas X, the cowboy holds a sacred place in the pantheon of American heroes. But the cowboy that we know didn't spring fully formed from the dust and tumbleweeds of the …

  7. How Mexican Vaqueros Inspired the American …

    WEBSep 24, 2021 — First trained by the Spaniards who arrived in 1519, on land later known as Mexico, the original vaqueros were largely Indigenous Mesoamerican men who were trained to wrangle cattle on horseback.

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