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Book Description: The Vaquero was in Texas before there was a Texas. They came north from Mexico with the big Spanish land grants of the 18th century. Descended from a long, illustrious line of mounted riders, the Vaquero can trace his ancestry many hundreds of years ago to the North African riders of Morocco to the original Vaqueros in Spain, and to Mexico. When Captain King and other early ranchers came into South Texas and began amassing huge swathes of land, it was the Vaquero who enabled him to go into the cattle business. It was the Vaquero who taught the Anglo cowboy everything he needed to know about cattle and horses. We all know that the Anglo cowboy has been celebrated endlessly. The Vaquero, unfortunately, has often been overlooked. There are still Vaqueros on the ranches large and small who make it possible to document the life of these tough, proud, knowledgeable men. Many of these Vaqueros are third and forth generation, fiercely proud of their skills and heritage. But fewer and fewer of their children are choosing this life and profession that founded and shaped the ranching industry. The world of the Vaquero may be moving from the realistic to the mythic. El Vaquero Real is a mosaic of images, impressions, and history, of the life that was and life that is, a tribute to the Vaquero: history; heritage; style; equipment; factual data; numbers in their heyday, how many there are today, the importance to the Latino culture and the larger culture of America. Dyer's photographic content is as much a product of the border life experience as it is an expression of his sincere interest in honoring the Vaqueros and their unique contribution to South Texas (indeed, American) ranching. This book will be accompanied by a museum exhibition which will travel the region.

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