Settlements in eighteenth century Texas depended on farming and ranching for survival and trade with other Spanish colonies. During the 1700s, colonists developed an extensive cattle and sheep ranching industry. They drove herds to other parts of New Spain and to Louisiana. During this period, Tejanos created the foundation of ranching culture in Texas.
Click on the link below and read the article on ranching in Spanish Texas. Then post a discussion in which you talk about the most important aspects of cattle and sheep ranching, as well as the importance of trade with Spanish Louisiana.
http://plainshumanities.unl.edu/encyclopedia/doc/egp.ha.034
Your post must be at least 500 words.
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