Okay, this is been a long time coming! Meet Beto, Juan’s partner from the cattle driving days. Also his first boyfriend, and first relationship after Coahuila.
I just started calling him Beto while doodling, he doesn’t have a full name or real first name yet. He’s only like, probably 5′7″. Going for period-typical roughly average, maybe just slightly on tall side height. I think he’s from somewhere is southwest TX. He grew up on a ranch, then started going on cattle drives probably in like his 20′s. He stuck it out for probably longer than most. Though cattle driving actually sucked, Beto did enjoy the stretches of time he got not directly dealing with a boss, and spending time with the few good friends he made. He worked well with capable partners, but seemed to hate every boss he had work for. Wasn’t a fan of authority in general. He was a bit cheeky and snarky, as well as a steadfast and caring friend when made. One of the most genuinely self-confident, forward people you ever did meet, which did tend to fluster or trip people up on occasion.
Notes:
[Straight] black hair [or maybe very dark brown], dark brown eyes
Goes [prematurely, at least mostly] grey by late 1880′s
Too young [in drawing]. Probably ‘cause eyes too big
Grows a nice mustache, but beard doesn’t get very full
Had an idea a while ago that he’s gonna kinda represent the open range, so he dies around the advent of barbed wire. Likely tragically, possibly symbolically.