Federación Mexicana de Charrería culture that were quickly disappearing following the breakup of the haciendas by the Mexican revolutionaries. A Federacion American de Charrieria is in the U.S to support charros in the U.S Federación Mexicana de Charrería The Federación Mexicana de Charrería (Mexican Federation of Charreria) regulates "charrería" events in Mexico. "Charrería", officially the National Sport of Mexico, consists of a series of Mexican equestrian events rooted in the horsemanship brought over from Spain during their conquest of the New World. The most noted event is the "charreada", or Mexican rodeo. Originally chartered on December 16, 1933, in Mexico City as the "Federación
Charro Charro A charro is a traditional horseman from Mexico, originating in the central-western regions primarily in the states of Jalisco, Michoacan, Zacatecas, Durango, Chihuahua, Aguascalientes and Guanajuato. The Spanish terms "vaquero" and "ranchero" (cowboy and rancher) are similar to the "charro" but different in culture, etiquette, mannerism, clothing, tradition and social status. "Charreada" has become the official sport of Mexico and maintains traditional rules and regulations in effect from colonial times up to the Mexican Revolution. The word "charro" is first documented in Spain in the 17th century (1627) as a synonym of "person who stops" ("basto"), "person who speaks