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Boot history · 1500s, 1860s

Vaquero roots

Spanish vaqueros brought riding-heel boots to the Americas centuries before the cattle drives. The underslung heel that locks into a stirrup, the tall protective shaft, the DNA was set long before Kansas ever saw a longhorn.

Encyclopedia references: CowboyBootsDB and maker archives linked where available. Historical dates and attributions can vary by source.