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In this sense it dates from the 1870s, and, of the several conjectural etymologies, those that link it with the Spanish vaquero or the English Jacky Raw seem at least possible.
The Mexican vaquero was a laborer, a peon who was used by the missionaries to ride the horses and take care of the cattle.
The vaquero was originally Hispanic or Mexican, or Indian, and herded cattle in the Far West in the states of California, Nevada, Oregon, Arizona, Utah, and Washington, whereas the cowboys who herded cattle in the southern states were usually Negro or Anglo.
One theory is that when flour tortillas became available in northern Mexico, tacos de frijoles, or bean burritos, were easy to carry in the saddle-bags of the vaqueros (cowboys), so for this reason they came to be called burritos as though they were the sidekicks of the vaquero’s horse.
The vaquero also wore iron spurs, like those worn by the Conquistadores, which are still worn to this day.