AOC mocking Marco Rubio for saying the American cowboy traces back to Spain is showing how ignorant she is. This is not some hot take. It is basic history. The entire cowboy tradition originates in Spanish ranching culture. The riding style, cattle herding, roping, saddles, spurs, and much of the terminology were developed in Spain and brought to the Americas by Spanish settlers. Americans and Mexicans later adopted and adapted these methods. | Jeffery Mead