Horses in Cuba
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horses-in-cuba-205-8751252
title:
Horses in Cuba
text:
Horses arrived in Cuba with the conquistador (conquering) troops and the first Spanish colonists accompanying Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar in 1511. Horses were a decisive factor in Spanish victories against the native Arawaks of Cuba. And they were quickly bred locally, first as a military animal, then as a mount for working with cattle. Conflicts with the native Americans led to the enactment of a local law prohibiting them from owning and riding horses. It remained in force for a century, before
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Equines in Cuban culture and history
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horses_in_Cuba
date created:
2023-06-11T03:19:07Z
date modified:
2024-09-10T06:44:29Z
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