The origins of the cowboy tradition come from Spain, beginning with the hacienda system of medieval Spain.

Since this sugar competed with that grown in the Caribbean by slaves, the hacienda system was extremely powerful, reducing workers to serf status.

The Cárdenas alliance with peasant groups was awarded by the destruction of the hacienda system.

Many of the modern villages of this region have their roots in the hacienda system.

The Spanish originated what we now consider the cowboy tradition, beginning with the hacienda system of medieval Spain.

Encomiendas eventually gave way to the hacienda system, but these were controlled by cacique families such as the Galeana family in Tecpan.

Historically non Spanish Whites were not treated well under the colonial caste system nor the hacienda system.

During the campaign, both parties promised agrarian reform, supported rural unionization and promised an end to the hacienda system.

In the Philippines, the hacienda system and lifestyles were influenced by the Spanish colonization that occurred via Mexico for more than 300 years.

The once powerful hacienda system was no longer functioning in some regions and localities, and was threatened or in decline nearly everywhere.