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Rodeo History
In the days of the ranchos, the annual roundup and branding of cattle was always an occasion for a display of horsemanship and roping. When the principal chores of the event called a rodeo (from the Spanish word rodear meaning "to surround" pronounced "ro-day-oh") were completed, there was usually an exhibition and contest of skills by the cowboys, or "vaqueros."
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The skills displayed had a rich history tracing back to the great horsemanship traditions of the Spanish conquistadores.
During the late 1700s and early 1800s, Spain held much of the land that is now the American West. When the missions were established, their secular activities included raising cows for America's flourishing cattle market. The need grew for skilled horsemen to handle and manage the herds.
Many of the padres who ran the missions were sons of Spanish nobility. They were trained in the celebrated skills of horsemanship and roping practiced in Spain for centuries. They passed on these skills to their workers, who became known as vaqueros.
When mission lands were converted to privately owned ranchos during Mexico's rule, the vaqueros found work running cattle and managing the rangelands.
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