Ganado.
Spanish settlers raised cattle primarily for food in the New World.
How did the cattle industry of the 1800s build on it's Spanish beginnings
Cattle was first brought to Texas by explorers from Spain or the Spanish.
the spanish
The Spanish
Spanish
What did Spaniards keep on ranches?
They were Spanish longhorned cattle, which became known and named Texas Longhorn cattle, and were recognized as a breed.
Yes.
Spanish settlers
The Spanish colonies supported themselves by raising cattle and crops.
These cattle were primarily cattle of Spanish breeding that had escaped or had been let loose by the Spanish settlers that once arrived to North America in the late 1400's. Thus, to answer the question, their ancestors came from Spain.