Subject: vaquero cowboy
Culture: northern Mexican mestizo
Setting: northern Mexico / western United States mid-18th-early 19thc
Baccus Plaza *
"Vaquero The Vaquero, or Cowboy, served the cattle industry of Texas and contributed to the mythical spirit of the West.
Between 1821 and the end of the trail-driving era, Mexican stock-handling techniques and horsemanship
represented great influence on the cattle industry. Many Vaqueros contracted with Texas ranchers,
* Fort Worth Stockyards
"Vaquero de Fort Worth
by David Newton and Tomás Bustos" ...
Pioneer Plaza *
