The Gaucho Roamed Argentina 's Wild Frontier, just as the American cowboy galloped the Wild West of North America.

They have been called the wanderers of the Pampas . They have been known to wander the country side as early as the 1600's. in which the flatlands were over populated by the Cimarron cattle.
Cow leather was one of the most traded goods between the colonies and the old world. They belonged to the country side, familiar with the intricacies of the land and animals, as well as the natives they fought against.

In their hunting trips they were armed with boleadoras, a 3 hard rock leather tight to a rope, that they would use to stop cattle from running away.
Around 1620, they were known to cause trouble and subject of attention from the government.

The term 'Gaucho' came into existence for the first time, describing a brute cowboy that traveled alone with baggage and a 'facon'(knife).
By joining the resistance movement against Spain their reputation changed and gained more respect.
The commercial value of cattle was once narrow except for the Gaucho who would use much of the slaughter cows to feed themselves. This pastime habit was considered unhealthy and unwelcome. Eventually after many years this habit of grilling meat on an open fire has become a national pastime.

With the discovery of salt and saladeros it was now as valuable as leather. Soon commercial ranchers developed the need for mana ger s to control cattle production and no one better fit the job than the Gauchos