Federación Mexicana de Charrería 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 Nacional de Charros" (National Federation of Charros), the purpose was to unify all the various "charro" organizations. The "charros" had organized themselves during the 1920s to preserve the customs and
Charreada problem appears to be most often reported in California, where horse-tripping is banned, yet private "backyard" events still feature these events. An additional issue separate from the animal welfare debate is concern from some people within the Hispanic community that bans on charreada are a form of cultural discrimination. A professor from Yale University noted a correlation between anti-mangana laws and anti-immigrant policy in some southwestern states. Though initially such legislation often was introduced by those concerned with animal welfare, the debates were often taken over by "nativists who demand border militarization, exclusion and deportation," citing as examples political figures