The Federación Mexicana de Charrería (Mexican Federation of Charreria) regulates ''

charrería Charrería () is a sport and discipline arising from equestrian activities and livestock traditions used in the haciendas of old Mexico. Evolving from the traditions brought from Spain, most specifically the municipality of Salamanca in the 16th ...

'' events in Mexico. ''Charrería'', officially the National Sport of Mexico, consists of a series of Mexican

equestrian The word equestrian is a reference to equestrianism, or horseback riding, derived from Latin ' and ', "horse". Horseback riding (or Riding in British English) Examples of this are: * Equestrian sports *Equestrian order, one of the upper classes i ...

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 Charro has several meanings, but it generally refers to Mexican horse riders, who maintain traditional dress, such as some form of sombrero, which in Mexican Spanish are called ''sombrero de charro'' (a charro's hat). The charros could also ...

'' organizations. The ''charros'' had organized themselves during the 1920s to preserve the customs and culture that were quickly disappearing following the breakup of the haciendas by the Mexican revolutionaries.

External links

Federación Ecuestre Mexicana Official Web site ''(in Spanish)''

Federación Mexicana de Charrería Official Web site ''(in Spanish)''
Charreada {{Rodeo-stub