Longhorn cattle have been a part of the history of North America since 1493, when Spanish settlers accompanying Christopher Columbus brought the first few long-horned Iberian cattle with them to the Antilles Islands (Puerto Rico, Cuba, Jamaica, and Hispaniola). Beginning in about 1519, many of those cattle were taken by Antillean settlers when they traveled to Mexico in search of gold and other treasures. Antillean cattle were landed all along the eastern coast of Mexico during the 16thand 17th centuries. The most popular port of entry was Vera Cruz, but they also came ashore as far north as Tampico which was less than 200 miles south of the Texas border.
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