How Longhorn Cattle First Came to Texas

Longhorn cattle are the descendants of the oldest breed of cows in America, introduced by the Spanish. They were also a key element in the development of the Texan economy in the 1800s.

[patrickking]

I remember reading about this in Daniel Boorstin’s Pulitzer Prize book “The Americans: The Democratic Experience.” Before those longhorns made it to Texas, they were brought to Mexico by the Spanish. As enough of the cows broke loose and made their way north, they discovered the miracle that we now know as the Midwest. The mesquite grass held its nutrients year round, and the cattle could survive on it while also using their keen senses to locate water (for the longest time a lot of Americans believed the middle of the country was a big desert that should be travelled across as quickly as possible). There was so much money to be made selling these cattle that the guide California Joe wrote, “there’s gold from the grass roots down, but there’s more gold from the grass roots up.” Boorstin even covers the saga of how branding all these cattle was accomplished as a way to mark property before the barbwire went up. You wouldn’t believe how many ways guys had of finding your cows and making your brand look like theirs!

[podsmpsg]

The Mustang Horse is a descendant of the Horses Spanish Conquistadors brought to the Americas.

[titostacos]

i just realized these are probably the longhorns they use in the Houston rodeo that i used to see back in 2010-2014

[JohnSmith-iljn]

The TV show Gunsmoke was based on the stories arising from these cattle drives from Texas to Kansas. Many a young cowboy lost his way on wine, women, and song in Dodge City, Kansas. Miss Kitty was a madam procuring young girls for cowboys and Marshall Dillion was the lawman and boyfriend who protected her.

[enriquesuave]

Longhorn are from Andalusia, Spain originally. Texas was Spanish territory and then Mexican. Were the Spaniards who brought the cattle and the vaqueros life to the americas. Even the cowboys clothing today are based on those vaqueros. In the other hand the British settlers were sheep raisers. Best example is folk tale little Bo peep who goes back to the 16th century in England.

[HansCent]

This video is a great psychological ad, now I'm in the mood for a tbone steak. Mmmm.

[devinpetersen]

Those cows have it so good look alive your for show.

[abdulazizclare]

We in Jamaica had the Jamaica Creole cattle breed Andalusian bloodline 1510-1948. They same as these Texas Longhorns open range ranching was on the island long before Mexico and Texas. We also had Spanish horses and sheep. Jamaican vaqueros some of the first in the Americas.

[josemartinezgonzalez]

Aún existen en el parque nacional de Doñana salvajes y libres!! En España 🇪🇸

[vmwindustries]

And now with climate change, and the years upon years of drought, the Longhorns are sold to people in the Carolinas.

[kiwi-qufp]

I mean that gave absolutely no information as to how longhorns got there.. Simply how cattle were transported.

[Adummzs]

am i the only one that has to do this for school ._.

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[blackhorsesweet]

I would Love to be in a candle round up I'm going to put that on my bucket list I'm 60 years old of woman and do you think I could do it

[QQTrickQQ]

Them cows should have safety glasses on, pretty sure it's an OSHA violation.

[stanhootzz]

Y'all wiped out the Buffalo and replaced with these critters?