El Vaquero: The Eternal Cowboy In-Person
Angel Vigil presents the Spanish-Mexican origins of cowboy and ranch culture in the American West.
El Vaquero was the first cowboy to ride the open ranges and sleep under the stars; the first cowboy to tame the wild horses of the plains and deliver vast herds of cattle across great distances; and the first master of the basic eternal cowboy skills--riding and roping. He was the repository of highly practical and effective Spanish wisdom and experience in the ways of horses and cattle, developed over generations on the open plains of European Spain and New Spain in the Americas. His language gave us the words we now accept as common cowboy lingo.
- Date:
- Tuesday, September 17, 2024
- Time:
- 6:30pm - 7:30pm
- Time Zone:
- Mountain Time - US & Canada (change)
- Location:
- Large Meeting Room
- Audience:
- Adults Children Seniors Teens
- Categories:
- Authors & Speakers Music & Performers
Presented in partnership with the Colorado Humanities History Speakers Bureau, and sponsored by the Friends of the Littleton Library and Museum.
Angel Vigil is an accomplished author, performer, theatre director, and educator. He is the author of six award-winning books on Hispanic and Western arts and culture. Angel is also the Colorado State Heritage Artist for Hispanic storytelling, specializing in the traditional stories of the Hispanic Southwest and Mexico. He has performed, directed and taught in theatre, dance and the circus arts. He also has appeared at national storytelling festivals throughout the United States.