Longhorn Cattle In The 19th Century

Some of the Europeans who came and settled in America at the end of the 15th century had actually brought longhorn cattle with them.The longhorn cattle were conserved on an open range, looked after by the vaqueros. As time went on cattle became more needed in fact in the early 19th century cattle ranches were extremely common in Mexico. In 1836, Texas finally became independent which resulted in the Mexicans leaving, leaving their cattle behind as well. Farmers in Texas therefore owned the cattle now and set up their own ranches. Beef was not yet popular so the animals were used for their skins and tallow. In the 1850s, beef then began to gain popularity and its prices rose making some ranchers very wealthy.
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