Question

What skills did American cowboys learn from Spanish and Mexican vaqueros?

Answer 1

Cowboys learned the use of long ropes called lariats

Explanation:

The Spanish and Mexicans were the original cowboys. The Mexicans had been herding cattle in Texas before the American settlers settled in Texas.

The American Settlers observed how the Mexicans herded cattle in open unfenced territories. The American cowboys copied the techniques of the Mexican Cowboys, called vaqueros. It helps to be aware the vaquero is Spanish for cow person or cowboy.

One of the skills unique to the Spanish vaqueros was the use of long ropes called lariats to herd cattle.