From hunters to hell hounds: the dogs of Columbus and transformations of the human-canine relationship in the early Spanish Caribbean.

The article focuses on dogs of Columbus and transformations of the human-canine relationship in the early Spanish Caribbean. It mentions ships carried livestock but most of these would have been preserved to establish self-sustaining herds before harvesting to feed the human population. It also ment...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Colonial Latin American Review Vol. 31; no. 3; pp. 354 - 381
Main Author: Ensminger, John J.
Format: Article
Published: Taylor & Francis Ltd Sep2022
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Summary:The article focuses on dogs of Columbus and transformations of the human-canine relationship in the early Spanish Caribbean. It mentions ships carried livestock but most of these would have been preserved to establish self-sustaining herds before harvesting to feed the human population. It also mentions descriptions of Spanish dogs brought by Columbus as being greyhounds by arguing that the terminology employed by Spanish chroniclers regarding breeds.