Week 25: Latin American Consolidation IDs

Maggie Walston

Ride'Em Cowboys!

Gauchos

• The cowboys of the South American pampas, or plains
• Played an important part in the development of Argentina and Uruguay
• Was usually of mixed Spanish and Indian blood
• Was a skillful rider and spent most of his time on horseback
• Characterized by a wide silver belt, baggy trousers, and a bright scarf
• Made his living by catching wild cattle and selling their hides in illegal trade in the Brazillian frontier
• Sometimes worked on a cattle ranch called an estancia

Gauchos taming horses in Corrientes Province, Argentina

Gauchos crossing a bridge at sunset in Pantanal, Brazil

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