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By Cowboy Republic Before the word cowboy  ever echoed across the plains of the American West, there was the Vaquero  — the original horseman of California. Born from Spanish and Indigenous traditions, the Vaquero shaped not only how we ride, but how we understand freedom, land, and craftsmanship in the saddle. The Roots: Spanish California The story of the Vaquero begins in the late 1700s, when Spanish settlers brought cattle, horses, and a new way of life to Alta California