The Mexican Cowboy
The vaquero's equipment and attire are very similar to his North American counterpart.
Photo from The Cowboy Encyclopedia, Slatta.
In Mexico cowboys were know as Vaqueros. The vaquero, usually a mestizo (person of mixed Spanish and Native-American ancestry), was doing the ranching in early Arizona, New Mexico, as well as Mexico. The Spanish considered themselves to be elite and above manual labor so the task of herding and ranching was open for Native-Americans, African-Americans, and mestizos.
San Antonio "herdsmen" of 1859. A very early look at Texas vaqueros. Note woolly chaps, and decorated stirrups. Traditional cowboy hat had not yet evolved.
Photo from The Cowboy, Langmore and Tyler.