Learn how gauchos came to represent individuality and freedom in the same spirit as the American cowboy
Gauchos, Argentina's fabled cowboys.
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NARRATOR: The gaucho is admired for his adventurous spirit, independent nature, and skill as a horseman. He played an important role in the history of Argentina, fighting for independence from Spain.
And, like the hero of the American West, the gaucho became a popular subject of literature.
As Senor de Leone points out, contrary to fiction, a gaucho's work is far from glamorous.
His days are long, dusty, and exhausting, far from the picture imagined by the overwhelming majority of city dwellers.
The gaucho's life involves backbreaking work from sunup to sundown, day in, day out.
Dogs are trained to assist with the work and to round up the herds for auction.
And, like the hero of the American West, the gaucho became a popular subject of literature.
As Senor de Leone points out, contrary to fiction, a gaucho's work is far from glamorous.
His days are long, dusty, and exhausting, far from the picture imagined by the overwhelming majority of city dwellers.
The gaucho's life involves backbreaking work from sunup to sundown, day in, day out.
Dogs are trained to assist with the work and to round up the herds for auction.