SAN DIEGO ( Border Report) — The San Diego History Center in San Diego has unveiled “Aloha Vaqueros,” an art exhibition highlighting the history and connection shared by cowboys from Spain, Mexico, California, Texas and Hawaii.
The exhibit details the lasting impact on the way land and livestock are cared for, emphasizing how vaqueros (cowboys) helped shape these regions’ identities.
“It’s the weaving of multiple cultures,” said Bill Lawrence, president and CEO of the San Diego History Center. “The vaqueros are the basis for the American cowboy, so Texas is absolutely part of this story.”
The exhibit includes artifacts, historical documents and interactive multimedia displays, Lawrence said.
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“It’s not just about roping and riding and those types of things, that’s absolutely critical to the story, but it’s such a wide cultural breadth,” he said. “We talk about the music of the vaquero and the paniolos (Hawaiian cowboy), saddle making, the vaqueros made saddles one way, but the process has been refined by the paniolos and really is an art form.”