US EditionAOC And Rubio Spar Over The Spanish Origins Of The American West
Rubio highlights Spanish colonial roots of the cowboy, while Ocasio-Cortez stresses indigenous, Mexican, and African contributions to American Western culture.
- Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated that the American West's cowboy culture originated from Spanish settlers who introduced horses, cattle, and ranching practices to the Americas in the early 1500s.
- Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez challenged Rubio's claim, suggesting that Mexicans and descendants of African slaves would contest the exclusive Spanish origin of cowboy culture.
- Historical evidence indicates that Spanish explorers like Hernán Cortés introduced horses to the Americas in 1519 and that the vaquero tradition influenced American cowboy culture.
- Rubio's speech acknowledged the shared Western heritage shaped by European settlers, including English, Scots-Irish, German, French, and Spanish influences.
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The U.S. Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, claimed responsibility this Sunday at the Munich 2026 Security Conference for Spain’s heritage in the American West and in the cowboy; that is, he wanted to highlight the Spanish –and European – roots in American DNA. “Our horses, our ranches, our rodeos... Everything romantic about the Western American cowboy archetype was born in Spain,” Rubio said in Munich. And yes. Marco Rubio is right. Because the …
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AOC And Rubio Spar Over The Spanish Origins Of The American West
In a weekend of high-profile speeches across the Atlantic, a historical debate has erupted between Republican Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Democratic Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez over the literal and cultural roots of the American cowboy.
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