Many explanations have been proposed, but no-one really knows how the word "gaucho" originated. Already in 1933 an author counted 36 … See more

For many, an essential attribute of a gaucho is that he is a skilled horseman. Scottish physician and botanist David Christison noted in 1882, "He has taken his first lessons in … See more

The gaucho in some respects resembled members of other nineteenth century rural, horse-based cultures such as the North American See more

• Stockman
• Gaucho sheepdog
• Criollo horse
• Cowboy See more

The historical "gaucho" is elusive, because there has been more than one kind. Mythologisation has obscured the topic.
Origins
Itinerant horsemen, … See more

The gaucho plays an important symbolic role in the nationalist feelings of this region, especially that of Argentina, Paraguay, and Uruguay. The epic poem Martín Fierro See more

• Martín Fierro is a 2,316-line epic poem by the Argentine writer José Hernández on the life of the eponymous gaucho.
• Way of a Gaucho 1952 film starring Gene Tierney and Rory Calhoun.
• The Gaucho was a 1927 film starring Douglas Fairbanks See more