Spanish Origins
In the1800s, the amount of buffalos decreased, and cattle become popular. The cattle industry was the Spanish beginning.
When the Spanish explorers came to North America, the bought cattle with them. Cattle was raised in Spain for a really long time for their meat and hides, so Spanish people bought some cattle with them. The cattle got comfortable to the climate, and later roamed the plains of Texas, especially south Texas. In the 1700s Spanish colonizer José de Escandón established several large land grants along the Rio Grande. These Spanish people raised cattle on open spaces. These owners burned the cattle hides and draw marks in them to show ownership.