Why did californios raise cattle in the 1820s to the 1840s?

They had cattle because of the hide and tallow trade. also they were used for food products like meat and dairy if it was a dairy cow.

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Reason is because of the hide and tallow trade

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Cherokee  removal, part of the trail of tears, refers to the  forced  relocation between 1836 and 1839 of thecherokee  nation from  their lands ingeorgia, south carolina, north carolina, tennessee, texas, and alabama to the indian territory (present day oklahoma)  in  the thenwestern united states, and the resultant deaths

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