Though popularly considered American, the traditional cowboy began with the Spanish tradition, which evolved further in what today is Mexico and the Southwestern United States into the …

2025年12月13日 · Cowboy, in the western United States, a horseman skilled at handling cattle, an indispensable laborer in the cattle industry of the trans-Mississippi west, and a romantic figure …

2010年4月26日 · Though they originated in Mexico, American cowboys created a style and reputation all their own. Throughout history, their iconic lifestyle has been glamorized in …

The cowboy tradition began in Spain when the earliest European settlers brought cattle to the Americas. As Americans pushed westward, many Mexican vaqueros were working cattle, and …

Cowboys came from many different backgrounds and traditions. Some young cowboys grew up around cattle on western ranches, while others had run away from home or crossed the ocean …

Behind the myth lies a reality. The history of the cowboy reveals a world of labor, migration, diversity, and cultural invention that is profoundly American.

2 日前 · The cowboy culture of the American West emerged as a unique blend of traditions, significantly shaped by the vaqueros from Spanish heritage. These early horsemen were skilled …

2024年5月26日 · The real lives of cowboys in the American West of the 1800s were marked by hard work, danger, and economic precarity. These diverse men – white, black, Hispanic, and …

2023年8月3日 · Welcome to all the cowboy history you didn't know you needed. In this selection of documentaries, you can learn more about the iconic American cowboy.

The gallery presents the most extensive collection on the working cowboy in the United States. In-depth presentations reveal how various elements of cowboy equipment, such as saddles, bits …