Mesta
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The Mesta was a powerful association protecting livestock owners and their animals in the Crown of Castile that was incorporated in the 13th century and was dissolved in 1836. Although best known for
Royal cañada trail through Old Castile (Segovia, Spain)
Transhumance
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Transhumance is a type of mobile pastoralism in which grazing livestock are moved in herds seasonally between several fixed pastures, in contrast to sedentary pastoralism, where the livestock remain a
Mesta
…of Castile that was incorporated in the 13th century and was dissolved in 1836. Although best known for its organisation of the annual migration of transhumant sheep, particularly those of the Merino breed, the flocks and herds of all species of livestock in Castile and their owners were under the oversight…
Transhumance in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, France
Moving sheep up along a drovers' road in the Massif Central, France
Romanian and Vlach transhumance in Balkans
Vlach shepherd in Banat