A Llanero or the Llaneros is the name given to Venezuelan and Colombian cowboys and means "plainsmen." The Llanero take their name from the Llanos grasslands occupying western Venezuela and eastern Colombia. The Llanero were originally part Spanish and Indian and have a strong culture including a distinctive form of music. Llaneros defended King Ferdinand VII until 1814 when Ferdinand returned to his throne in Spain. In 1819, an army of Llaneros, led by Simón Bolívar and José Ant… (More on Llanero)