Spanish war dogs
The twisted origin story of the Catahoula cur
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…