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What was central to the functioning of the vast ranches in Argentina, Uruguay, and Brazil?
What was central to the functioning of the vast ranches in Argentina, Uruguay, and Brazil?
What type of ancestry did most gauchos typically have?
What type of ancestry did most gauchos typically have?
What was the 19th-century Argentinian epic poem that encapsulated the adventurous and brave life of gauchos?
What was the 19th-century Argentinian epic poem that encapsulated the adventurous and brave life of gauchos?
Which beverage were gauchos addicted to, drinking it scalding hot from a gourd recipient through a metal straw?
Which beverage were gauchos addicted to, drinking it scalding hot from a gourd recipient through a metal straw?
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What term fell out of favor after the independence of Spain but used to refer to white people of European ancestry?
What term fell out of favor after the independence of Spain but used to refer to white people of European ancestry?
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Which South American region continues to have white-skinned Europeans dominating politics and culture even today?
Which South American region continues to have white-skinned Europeans dominating politics and culture even today?
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What is the local plant used to make the caffeinated mate tea that gauchos drank?
What is the local plant used to make the caffeinated mate tea that gauchos drank?
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Who were often marginalized in the Pampas region despite their presence for centuries?
Who were often marginalized in the Pampas region despite their presence for centuries?
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What was the culture of the cowboy known as in Rio Grande do Sul?
What was the culture of the cowboy known as in Rio Grande do Sul?
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What has been much romanticized in Argentina and Uruguay, similar to charro culture in Mexico and cowboys in the American West?
What has been much romanticized in Argentina and Uruguay, similar to charro culture in Mexico and cowboys in the American West?
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What was the primary identity in Rio Grande do Sul, even among city people?
What was the primary identity in Rio Grande do Sul, even among city people?
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What cultural element has been much romanticized in Argentina and Uruguay?
What cultural element has been much romanticized in Argentina and Uruguay?
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Which group in the Pampas region contained many ardent supporters of the independence of Spain?
Which group in the Pampas region contained many ardent supporters of the independence of Spain?
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What beverage were gauchos addicted to, drinking it scalding hot from a gourd recipient through a metal straw?
What beverage were gauchos addicted to, drinking it scalding hot from a gourd recipient through a metal straw?
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What was encapsulated in the 19th-century Argentinian epic poem El Gaucho Martín Fierro by José Hernández?
What was encapsulated in the 19th-century Argentinian epic poem El Gaucho Martín Fierro by José Hernández?
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What is the term used to refer to white people of European ancestry in southern Brazil, Argentina, and Uruguay even today?
What is the term used to refer to white people of European ancestry in southern Brazil, Argentina, and Uruguay even today?
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What is the traditional name for vast ranches in Argentina and Uruguay?
What is the traditional name for vast ranches in Argentina and Uruguay?
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What type of beverage is mate, commonly drunk by gauchos?
What type of beverage is mate, commonly drunk by gauchos?
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What was the culture of cowboys known as in Rio Grande do Sul?
What was the culture of cowboys known as in Rio Grande do Sul?
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What type of ancestry did most gauchos typically have?
What type of ancestry did most gauchos typically have?
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