Western terms such as "lasso" and "rodeo" are based on the spanish language. this reminds us that american cowboys were directly influenced by
a. spanish conquistadors
b. mexican vaqueros
c. spanish missions
d. the spanish-american war

B. Mexican vaqueros

Explanation:

Though popularly considered American, the traditional cowboy began with the Spanish tradition, which evolved further in what today is Mexico and the Southwestern United States into the vaquero of northern Mexico and the charro of the Jalisco and Michoacán regions.

And at the root of a popular Mexican event, called the charreada (rodeo), is the Mexican cowboy (vaquero). Today, a charreada is the competitive proving ground of a new type of Mexican cowboy, the brave and proud charro. ... The first vaqueros were Indians or mestizos.

question 1: d) the old man continued, "in the long run, what people think about shepherds and bakers becomes more important for them than their own destinies.'"

question 2: d) by providing a different perspective and encouraging the englishman to never give up, the boy him to discover the alchemist.

question 3: c) the stones he gave santiago the boy to recognize omens, which will him on his journey to find his personal legend.

question 4: d) when the englishman wants to quit, santiago doesn’t allow the englishman to give up.

question 5: a) by instructing the englishman to go and try, the englishman is motivated to continue on his journey toward his personal legend.

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