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The nomadic and colorful horsemen of the Argentine and Uruguayan plains, the gauchos remain folk heroes famed for hardiness and lawlessness. Gauchos flourished from the mid-18th to the mid-19th century. At first they rounded up the herds of horses and cattle that roamed freely on the vast grasslands east of the Andes. In the early 19th century, they fought first in the armies that defeated the Spanish colonial regime and then for the military dictators who jockeyed for power after independence. Argentine writers celebrated the gauchos, and gaucho literature is an important part of the Argentine cultural tradition.
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Taylor McIntyre, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2025
Outdoor dining and lounge areas are set near a summer kitchen with Brazilian churrasco and Argentine gaucho grills.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 28 Oct. 2025
But here's the thing: being a chef is different from being a gaucho.
—David Hochman, Forbes.com, 4 Sep. 2025
This is a look from my 2002 graduation collection (above center), which was inspired by traditional gaucho clothing (above left).
—Emilia Petrarca, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
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“Gaucho.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gaucho. Accessed 16 Nov. 2025.
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