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Bahia Asuncion Cowboys
In January, after a day of whalewatching, I visited Shari and Baha Asuncion for the first time.
We were lucky to be there for these sunset "races"- actually, a good excuse to get together, share food and beer, and show off some horsemanship. The
older riders coached some of the younger men on the finer points of racing.
Spectators were asked to donate 15 pesos to the local police fund before entering the area, trucks lined the "racetrack," and a good time was had by
all!
[img] Cowboys2 by Lori76, on Flickr[/img]
[img] Cowboy by Lori76, on Flickr[/img]
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I always thought they were called 'Cabelleros'. If my poor Spanish is correct, wouldn't that make them 'horse boys'?
Who was riding the cows?
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great question!
yes, it is "caballeros" which morphed into "cowboys" over time.
And most of the spectators watched from their troques.
Spanglish. Gotta love it.
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Quote: Originally posted by AKgringo  | I always thought they were called 'Cabelleros'. If my poor Spanish is correct, wouldn't that make them 'horse boys'?
Who was riding the cows? |
The vaqueros?
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if a horse is a caballo then the guy riding it is a caballero. a cow herder (cowboy?) would be a vaquero=vaca=cow.
I think?
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Maybe a caballero is simply a "horseman" - someone who rides?
Add the cows and you get "vaqueros"?
Unless you're in Patagonia...then they're "gauchos." And they use a bolo instead of a lariat. And llamas instead of cows.
And the outfits are completely different, though the lifestyle has a lot in common.
Basque, Spaniard, Mexican- it's all about enjoying the wide open range/plains/pampas...
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That's the way I always thought it was Woody. I can tell you there were some really beautifully spirited animals there, and some truly fine
horsemanship demonstrated. The guy with a saddle was a rarity. The smallest guys on the biggest steeds just had their knees tucked under a strap. It
was impressive. I left at dark, and they still had only had two "races".
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The horse races are always a treat down in BA. At the first one we went to there was a vendor selling ice cream out of the front of his rolling ice
chest - and cold TKT out of the rear....
Two dirt roads diverged in Baja and I, I took the one less graveled by......
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woody with a view
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whom rides cows? 
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the cowboys are called vaqueros in our barrio! and very sexy!
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Its funny that I just had this very conversation last month with some of my Mexican friends as to what the Spanish word for Cowboy was. After much
discussion (and perhaps even more tequila) I can't remember what they finally agreed upon that night but the next day they both called to say we were
all wrong and that the correct word was Vaqueros.
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I think caballero is a olden Spanish word from the old country to signify a distinguished gentleman. Vaquero is a cow-boy/man.
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"caballero is a olden Spanish word from the old country to signify a distinguished gentleman"
Si - that is my understanding. I watched a speech by X-President Fox who addressed the crowd "caballeros".
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The language is wonderful. I particularly like the word "cabalgada"....
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