Introduction and spread of European cattle in the Americas and Caribbean (c. 1493–1800)

1. Columbus introduces cattle to the Caribbean

   Dec 1, 1493Labels: Christopher Columbus, Hispaniola, Domestic cattle

   • Sci Reports
   • Lapham s

2. Founding herds expand on Hispaniola

   Jan 1, 1494Labels: Hispaniola, Founding herds, Domestic cattle

   • Sci Reports

3. Cattle spread across Spanish Caribbean colonies

   Jan 1, 1500Labels: Spanish Caribbean, Inter-island trade, Free-ranging herds

   • Sci Reports
   • Columbian Exch

4. Cattle introduced into Mexico from the Caribbean

   Jan 1, 1521Labels: Mexico, Spanish conquest, Cattle introduction

   • Criollo Mex

5. Cattle reach Portuguese Brazil in early colonization

   Jan 1, 1532Labels: Portuguese Brazil, Criollo cattle, Colonization

   • Caracu
   • Pesquisa FAPESP

6. De Soto expedition brings cattle into Florida

   Jan 1, 1539Labels: Hernando de, Florida, Expedition livestock

   • FL Hist Soc
   • FL State

7. Cattle carried toward Brazil’s interior (Mato Grosso)

   Jan 1, 1540Labels: Mato Grosso, Brazil interior, Cattle movement

   • Pantaneiro

8. St. Augustine founded with renewed cattle introductions

   Sep 8, 1565Labels: St Augustine, Spanish Florida, Cattle introductions

   • Spanish Florida
   • FL Cracker

9. Oñate colony brings cattle into New Mexico

   Apr 1, 1598Labels: Juan de, New Mexico, Spanish colony

   • Great Plains
   • NPS Tumac cori

10. Open-range ranching expands in Spanish Florida

    Jan 1, 1650Labels: Spanish Florida, Open-range ranching, St Augustine

    • Men ndez M
    • La Chua

11. Spanish missions seed large cattle herds in Tejas

    Jan 1, 1721Labels: Tejas, Spanish missions, Large cattle

    • TX Commission
    • Great Plains

12. Mission herds and ranching boom in South Texas

    Jan 1, 1770Labels: South Texas, Mission herds, Ranching boom

    • Great Plains