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The ''vaquero'' ((:baˈkeɾo), (ポルトガル語:vaqueiro) (:vaˈkejɾu)) is a horse-mounted livestock herder of a tradition that originated on the Iberian Peninsula. Today the ''vaquero'' is still a part of the ''doma vaquera,'' the Spanish tradition of working riding. The ''vaquero'' traditions developed in Mexico from methodology brought to Mesoamerica from Spain also became the foundation for the North American cowboy. The ''vaqueros'' of the Americas were the horsemen and cattle herders of Spanish Mexico, who first came to California with the Jesuit priest Eusebio Kino in 1687, and later with expeditions in 1769 and the Juan Bautista de Anza expedition in 1774. They were the first cowboys in the region.〔 In the modern United States and Canada, remnants of two major and distinct ''vaquero'' traditions remain, known today as the "Texas" tradition and the "Spanish", "''Vaquero''", or "California" tradition. The popular "horse whisperer" style of natural horsemanship was originally developed by practitioners who were predominantly from California and the Northwestern states, clearly combining the attitudes and philosophy of the California ''vaquero'' with the equipment and outward look of the Texas cowboy. The natural horsemanship movement openly acknowledges much influence of the vaquero tradition. The cowboys of the Great Basin still use the term "buckaroo", which may be a corruption of ''vaquero'', to describe themselves and their tradition. ==Etymology== ''Vaquero'' is a Spanish word for a herder of cattle.〔 s.v. ''vaquero''〕 It derives from ''vaca'', meaning "cow", which in turn comes from the Latin word ''vacca''.〔(Buckaroo - Definition and More from the Free Merriam-Webster Dictionary )〕〔 s.v. ''vaca''〕 A related term, ''buckaroo'', still is used to refer to a certain style of cowboys and horsemanship most often seen in the Great Basin region of the United States that closely retains characteristics of the traditional vaquero.〔 The word ''buckaroo'' is generally believed to be an anglicized version of ''vaquero'' and shows phonological characteristics compatible with that origin.〔 ''Buckaroo'' first appeared in American English in 1827 The word may also have developed with influences from the English word "buck" or bucking, the behavior of young, untrained horses.〔 In 1960, one etymologist suggested that ''buckaroo'' derives, through , from the Ibibio and , meaning "white man, master, boss". Although that derivation was later rejected, another possibility advanced was that "buckaroo" was a pun on ''vaquero,'' blending both Spanish and African sources.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Vaquero」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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