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Which group of people brought the first horses to the New World?
Horses were first reintroduced to the Americas by the Spanish Explorers. Once there some of the horses escaped, were stolen or released and formed the feral Mustang herds that are now a symbol of the old west era.
How were horses brought to America?
There were ancient horses native to the Americas, but they went extinct prior to human civilizations being founded. The current mustang population of the American West, the Chincoteague Ponies and other feral horse populations are all descendants of horses and ponies brought over by the European explorers, settlers and conquistadors.
Before Spanish explorers came to the Americas there were no?
Before Spanish explorers came to the Americas, there were no horses, cattle, pigs, or diseases like smallpox. Additionally, there were also no European crops such as wheat, grapes, and sugar cane.
How many horses did the Aztecs had?
the Aztecs did not have horses until Spain brought them to the Americas in 14 something
What is the nation that brought horses back to Americas?
i think it was the Spanish conquistadors.
Where did modern day horses come from?
Spanish explorers brought them in the 1500's
When were horses brought to the Southwest by Spanish explorers?
The latter half of the 15th century.
What did European explorers bring to the Americas?
European explorers brought diseases, technology, livestock, crops, and cultural influences to the Americas. They also established trade networks and new political systems that significantly impacted the indigenous populations of the Americas.
How did the conquistadors travel?
On a ship. The conquistadors brought horses with them. (Horses are not native to the Americas.)
Why were horses brought to the Americas?
The Spanish did not bring wild horses to the US. Domesticated horses arrived with the Spaniards but became feral (wild) after they were released, either accidentally or on purpose, into the wild. The wild Chicoteague ponies of Virginia are believed to be decended from spanish horses that found the island after being shipwrecked at sea while trying to make it to the America's.
Why do history books claim Europeans brought the first horses to America?
Because the Conquistadors brought the first modern horses to America. The horses that were native to the Americas were extinct by the time Europeans got here.
When did the spanish bring the first major shipment of horses to the Americas?
The Spanish brought the first major shipment of horses to America in 1492.
