The HORRIFYING War Hounds of the Conquistadors: How the Spanish used dogs to terrorize the New World

During the 16th century the Spanish Conquistadors viciously worked to conquer the New World. We generally credit the use of guns, germs, steel, and horses to their success but in the shadows of history was another factor. War Hounds. The Spanish used hundreds of dogs, mostly massive mastiffs and lightning fast greyhounds to intimidate, maul, and terrorize the native populations. In this episode I examine the impact the dogs had during the age of Spanish conquest.

Resources:

Kistler, John M. (2011), Animals in the Military: From Hannibal's Elephants to the Dolphins of the U.S. Navy, ABC-CLIO, ISBN 978-1-59884-347-7
https://books.google.com/books?id=g9B...

Coren, Stanley (2002), The Pawprints of History: Dogs in the Course of Human Events, Simon and Schuster, ISBN 978-0-7432-2770-4

In the News (again): Vicious Dogs https://www.mexicolore.co.uk/aztecs/h...