Cracker Cowboys Use Spaniard Cows!

 


Cracker Cowboys Use Spaniard Cows!

By: Elton Meta

Jacob Summerlin: one of the richest men of Florida

Jacob Summerlin: The Cowman who was king of crackers. TBNweekly. (2007, August 22). Retrieved March 18, 2023, from https://www.tbnweekly.com/pinellas_county/article_7c5bbe73-4029-57b6-a427-0ab5758c30ca.html


Backstory: Back in 1700, right after the Spanish attempted to colonize Florida, Florida contained approximately 34 ranches with 20,000 head of cattle. This all came crumbling down after the British and Creek Indians raided the the land and left these ranchers with their heads spinning. These ranchers had to retreat from their land and leave all these cattle behind. Eventually, these cattle bred and were all over Florida before you could know it. As the Legends of America states it, "These cattle...were the ancestors of today’s modern Texas Longhorns" (Legends of America). The Cracker Cowboys Podcast says that Jacob Summerlin also known as "King of the Crackers" was born into a cattle family and was a master at whipping and riding horses at a very young age (Cracker Cowboy MP3). He eventually started working cattle on his own and their he'd round up a lot of cattle and trade mostly all to Cuba. He owned almost 20,000 cattle at the height of his operation. He became one of the riches men in the state of Florida and had so much gold laying around. He did a lot of real estate and owned a lot outside of the state as well. These cattlemen were extremely rich if they sold to the Union, Confederate, or Cuba.(Cracker Cowboy MP3)

Legends of America. Legends of america. (n.d.). Retrieved March 18, 2023, from https://www.legendsofamerica.com/cracker-cowboys/ 

    

   The Cracker Cowboys were cattle breeders that lived in Florida that used their whips to crack their cows, the way the whips sounded, and the diet of cracked corn. These cowboys were bold and fierce because of the harsh climate of heat and the way they would herd their cows was also quite interesting. These bold cowboys would heavily rely on having dogs to round up herds of cows and would sell these cows to the Spaniards. In actuality, these cattle belonged to the Spaniards, as they were the ones who brought them here. The cattle arrived here from the early decedents of Spanish cows from the early colonist. They eventually escaped and were feral and this is where the cracker cowboys swooped in and sold them back to the Spaniards. These cattle had to adapt to the Florida heat and eventually became relied on for food, for trading, and for breeding. These cattle didn't have the best beef either yet, it was beef and at that point the men would be hungry so they loved the meat and dairy the cows had to offer. (Cracker Cowboy MP3)

Legends of America. Legends of america. (n.d.). Retrieved March 18, 2023, from https://www.legendsofamerica.com/cracker-cowboys/ 








Works Cited

Legends of America. Legends of america. (n.d.). Retrieved March 18, 2023, from https://www.legendsofamerica.com/cracker-cowboys/ 

Jacob Summerlin: The Cowman who was king of crackers. TBNweekly. (2007, August 22). Retrieved March 18, 2023, from https://www.tbnweekly.com/pinellas_county/article_7c5bbe73-4029-57b6-a427-0ab5758c30ca.html

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