Cowboys (and Girls) of the South Pacific

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South Pacific Gaucho is a web site and on-line store for Cowboys and Cowgirls in the broadest sense of the word: 

1. A hired man, especially in the western United States, who tends cattle and performs many of his duties on horseback. Also called cowman, cowpoke, cowpuncher; and regionally buckaroo, vaquero, or waddy.

2. An adventurous hero.

3. Slang A reckless person, such as a driver, pilot, or manager, who ignores potential risks.

In cooperation with South Pacific Berets we sell the very best Basque berets from Argentina and Uruguay, Breton style striped shirts, Gaucho neckties, Chinese Peoples Navy gear, Afghan handmade woolen pakols and much more that fits the above mentioned 1, 2 or 3.


Cow cock·y (plural cow cock·ies)
Definition:
Australia/New Zealand: dairy farmer: a small-scale dairy farmer (informal) 



Gaucho, cowboy of the Argentine and Uruguayan pampas (grasslands). The typical gaucho, a familiar figure in the 18th and 19th cent., was a daring, skillful horseman and plainsman. As fighters, revolutionary soldiers, and campaigners in frequent internal struggles, they played a significant role in national life. They were an especially strong political force in the early years of the Argentine republic. Gaucho support of the federalists was instrumental in overthrowing the government of Juan Martín de Pueyrredón and in bringing to power such caudillos as Juan Facundo Ouiroga and Juan Manuel de Rosas. The immigration of large numbers of European farmers to the Pampa in the late 19th cent. marked the beginning of the gaucho's gradual disappearance.  The payador, a wandering minstrel of the plain, was a type of gaucho. An extensive gaucho literature was developed in Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, and Brazil. Most notable are the epic poems Martín Fierro (1872) and La Vuelta de Martín Fierro(1879), by Argentine José Hernandez, and the novel Don Segundo Sombra (1926), by Argentine Ricardo Guiraldes. Rural inhabitants of the state of Rio Grande do Sul in southern Brazil are also called gaúchos.

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