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Rubio said during his speech at the Munich Security Conference that the U.S. will “always be a child of Europe,” highlighting Christopher Columbus’ voyage to the New World, the first English colonies and the introduction of the modern cowboy culture from the Spanish settlers. Ocasio-Cortez claimed at Technical University of Berlin’s TEDx event that native Mexicans and the descendants of African slaves would beg to differ with Rubio on horses, ranches and rodeos being brought over from Spain, though they were, in fact, introduced by Spanish explorers.

“Rubio’s speech was a pure appeal to western culture,” Ocasio-Cortez said. “My favorite part was when [he said] that American cowboys came from Spain. And I believe the Mexicans and descendants of African enslaved peoples would like to have a word on that.”

Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés brought the first horses to Mexico in 1519 during his invasion of the Aztec Empire, according to Galicenos of Sawannee Horse Ranch. He initially brought 16 horses to Mexico in April 1519, established a settlement and later had more horses imported to the land after conquering the Aztecs.

The Spanish also established breeding farms to produce more horses, and other settlers significantly expanded the population of horses and cattle in the region, according to Archaeology Magazine. Indigenous cultures acquired these horses through alliances, theft, trade and the capture of Spanish settlers, which they used for transportation and labor.

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