USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The first cattle raising in Texas appeared in the Rio Grande Valley. By 1680, there were several thousand cattle recorded in the El Paso region. The earliest ranches were those of Spanish missionaries.

Detailed explanation-2: -Many aspects of Spanish ranching, such as dress, equipment, saddle styles, mounted herding, roping methods, terminology, legal precedents, and stockmen’s associations, influenced the early Anglo-American stock raisers.

Detailed explanation-3: -Spanish ranching as it was practiced in Texas formed the basis for the American cattle industry, which drew many of its original cattle from the mission herds. The Spanish also brought to the San Antonio valley a specialized method of farming that used irrigation.

Detailed explanation-4: -When the first Spanish explorers came to the Americas, they brought cattle and cattle-raising expertise with them. A variety of ranching traditions developed in the Americas, depending on the region the settlers came from and the characteristics of the land where they settled.