Vaqueiros de alzada

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Vaqueiros de alzada ("highland cowboys" in Asturian language) were a northern Spanish nomadic people who practiced transhumance, the practice of moving seasonally with cattle. Specifically, they belonged to Asturias, Spain. Historically, they had been wrongly believed to be a separate ethnic group to the Spanish populace - their ancestors would have been the Moorish soldiers defeated at the Battle of Covadonga in 722. The group have traditionally been ostracised by the valley dwellers. Their nomadic lifestyle placed them out of the reach of the Church and the Government.


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