vaqueros
Spanish cattle herders
Vaqueros are cattle herders in the Spanish and Mexican ranching tradition—the original cowboys of the Americas.
Spanish colonizers brought cattle ranching to Mexico, and vaqueros developed the horsemanship, roping techniques, and gear that American cowboys later adopted.
The word comes from Spanish *vaca* (cow).
The vaqueros drove the herd north across the border.
Spanish-speaking country estate
- estanciaLatin American cattle ranch
- ranchoSmall rural farmstead
- corralFenced livestock enclosure
- cattleDomesticated bovines kept commercially
branding · roundup · herding · pasture · livestock · lasso · reata · rodeo
Mounted rider's seat
- bridleEquine control harness
- spursHeel-mounted riding prods
- chapsProtective riding legwear
- riataThrowing rope with noose
lariat · dally · roping · bronco · breaking · riding · stirrups · cinch
Mexican equestrian in finery
- gauchoPampas cowboy
- buckarooWestern cattle herder
- horsemanSkilled equine rider
- cattle driverOne who herds livestock
drover · ranch hand · bronco buster · roper · trail rider · stockman · herder · caballero
Of or from Tenochtitlan's successor
- Spanish colonialRelating to Spain's overseas territories
- CaliforniaWest coast megastate
- TexasSecond-largest American state
- SouthwestArid American expanse
mestizo · ranchero · frontier · borderlands · Old West · Latin American
Wide-brimmed Latin headwear
- bandanaSquare cloth for head
- serapeTraditional woven shoulder covering
- bolero jacketCropped open-front topper
- concho beltOrnamental disc-studded waistband
leather vest · wide-brimmed hat · silver buckle · embroidered shirt · riding boots · western wear
hacienda
Spanish-speaking country estate
cattle · branding · roundup · herding · pasture · livestock · lasso · reata · rodeo · mustang
saddle
Mounted rider's seat
riata · lariat · dally · roping · bronco · breaking · riding · stirrups · cinch · hackamore
charro
Mexican equestrian in finery
cattle driver · drover · ranch hand · bronco buster · roper · trail rider · stockman · herder · caballero · cowpoke
Mexican
Of or from Tenochtitlan's successor
- Spanish colonialRelating to Spain's overseas territories
- CaliforniaWest coast megastate
- TexasSecond-largest American state
Southwest · mestizo · ranchero · frontier · borderlands · Old West · Latin American
sombrero
Wide-brimmed Latin headwear
- bandanaSquare cloth for head
- serapeTraditional woven shoulder covering
- bolero jacketCropped open-front topper
concho belt · leather vest · wide-brimmed hat · silver buckle · embroidered shirt · riding boots · western wear
- ropacamisa, pantalon, vestido, shorts, jeans
- Old Westcowboy, cowboys, cowgirl, sheriff, sheriffs
- ranchingcattle, ranch, rancher, ranchers, ranching
- Westernscowboys, western, outlaws, sheriffs, western novels
- Wild Westcowboy, howdy, sheriff, giddyup, lawmen
- cattle workerscowboys, cattlemen, cowhands, drovers, herders
vaqueroscity dwellers
People living in metropolises
office workers · urbanites · merchants · clerks · shopkeepers
vaquerosrancheros
Mexican ranch owners
landowners · dons · aristocrats · hidalgos · grandees