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Cowboys and Cattle. Large Spanish/Mexican ranches existed in Northern Mexico and Texas The 1 st cowboy was the Spanish Vaquero Cattle trails built to get cattle up north to Railroad. Cattle…. Cattle were brought to America from Spain!. Where am I moooooving ???.
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Large Spanish/Mexican ranches existed in Northern Mexico and Texas • The 1st cowboy was the Spanish Vaquero • Cattle trails built to get cattle up north to Railroad
Cattle… • Cattle were brought to America from Spain! Where am I moooooving???
3 reasons the “open range” closed • Barbed Wire- closed open cattle trails • Railroads- brought from the north down to Texas • Windmills- now water was being brought to cattle- cattle did not have to go to the water
Bose Ikard Oliver Loving Daniel Webster “80 John” Wallace
Charles Goodnight Lizzie Johnson Williams