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PRESA CANARIO
Canary Mastiff
Dogue des Canaries
Dogo Canario
https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presa_canario
A few years after the conquest of the Canary Islands Archipelago, reference is made in the Canary Islands Government Cedulars to their agreement of February 5, 1526, in which and in view of the damage caused by dogs in large and minor cattle , the extermination of the same is ordered, with the exception of the couple that admits the butchers for their service, and such action is entrusted to Don Pedro Fernández de Lugo, who owns two trained prey dogs to kill animals.
Throughout the 16th and 17th century, there are many allusions and citations that in relation to the prey dog of the Canary Islands, are made in the rich historical documentation that follows the Conquest, especially in the named Cedularios de los Cabildos, and if Well at no time, a description of the biotype of these dogs is made, if the function they develop is explained. The missions of the dog of prey are essentially of guard and of fight with the cattle; his service to butchers is frequently cited, to subdue cattle or tied if it is prey.
Specifically, the Spanish prey breed, the Spanish prey, in its varieties of heavy molosso or bulldog and light molosso or alano, so used in the conquest of America, contributed blood currents to the existing prey dog in the Canary Islands.
Throughout the 18th century, the presence of English colonists was increasingly frequent in the archipelago, normally merchants who reside temporarily or permanently in the Canary Islands.
The British character and its sports traditions related to the dog as a fighter, to which they were so fond, reach the Islands. For fighting they normally used their typical gladiator dogs, bulldog and bullterrier type, which they bring from their country.
Many creators and scholars, following the example of Manuel Curtó Gracia, considered the father of the breed, categorically affirm that the Canarian Presa Dog and the Dogo Canario are two separate breeds
Dogo Canario
Presa Canario
The Presa Canario is a molossus originating from the islands of Tenerife and Gran Canaria, possibly the result of a cross between the "majorero", a pre-Hispanic cattle dog, prior to the Spanish conquest and the molossians who arrived in the Canary Islands with the Spanish.
Royal Canine Society of Spain
SPANISH CLUB OF PRESA CANARIO
https://www.rsce.es/es/entidades/clu...a-canario.html
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