Spanish war dogs
The twisted origin story of the Catahoula cur
"Field guide: Catahoula cur."
That could be another title for this essay by my friend Alan Huffman -- who's kindly given me permission to run the essay as this week's edition of Southlands. I hope you enjoy, and that you subscribe to "What Happened," Alan's Substack. -
Among history’s bad boys, Spanish conquistador Juan Ponce de León’s infamous war dog, Becerrillo, remains a daunting apparition half a millennium after his death, though few people have likely heard of him today.
Becerrillo (“little bull”) is believed to have been a mastiff, and was among legions of Spanish war dogs, outfitted with spiked collars and pro…
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