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Notice that this vaquero wears leather chaps to protect his legs.

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The cowboy uses a lariat (la reata) to rope steers.

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Many other words that we associate with cowboys came into the English language from Spanish.

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These Spanish words that came into our vocabulary for cowboys include rodeo, stampede, and bronco.

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The Spanish built the first ranchos, or ranches, that were in the United States.

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The man in the picture is a vaquero.

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Vaquero is the name my grandmother uses, but you can call him a cowboy.

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Vaqueros got their name from the Spanish word vaca, which means 'cow'.

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In fact, cowboys were at home on the range in Mexico long before they gained legendary status in the United States.