(07-02-2018 10:13 PM)Bobcat2013 Wrote:  To be fair. If you had family here in 1748, they were most likely either Spanish or Natives. The Spanish brought pigs with them, hence the wild hog problem being worst in and spreading from states colonized by Spain. So if they were Spanish, they definitely raised pigs. If natives, then then everything I said is moot.

We are Spanish, and no we did not bring pigs. Pigs were not optimal for south Texas, where resources are scarce, and pigs would be a nuisance. We brought cattle, horses, and sheep. Those animals were more important or better suited for the environment. My family like others in south Texas didn't raise pigs. I'm sure father north or in east Texas, Spanish settlers and the missions could have raised pigs.

But the point is, in Texas we were BBQing beef before the settlers on the east coast started applying the technique to pork.