▁Carlos ▁( l ater ▁renamed ▁San ▁Mar cos ), ▁Santiago , ▁and ▁San ▁F eli pe ▁B atter ies . ▁ ▁Supp ly ▁ships ▁came ▁from ▁Monte video ▁to ▁Puerto ▁So led ad ▁on ▁an ▁annual ▁basis ▁during ▁the ▁summer , ▁bringing ▁relief ▁and ▁supplies . ▁That ▁supply ▁line ▁was ▁tempor arily ▁sever ed ▁during ▁the ▁war ▁w aged ▁by ▁Spain ▁against ▁Britain ▁in ▁ 1 8 0 5 – 1 8 0 8 , ▁and ▁the ▁British ▁occupation ▁of ▁Monte video ▁in ▁ 1 8 0 7 , ▁causing ▁considerable ▁hard ship ▁to ▁the ▁Puerto ▁So led ad ▁residents . ▁ ▁An ▁ind isp ens able ▁source ▁of ▁subs istence ▁for ▁the ▁small ▁col ony ▁– ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁for ▁the ▁numerous ▁English ▁and ▁American ▁se al ers ▁operating ▁on ▁the ▁islands ▁– ▁was ▁the ▁fer al ▁cattle ▁introduced ▁by ▁the ▁French ▁in ▁ 1 7 6 4 . ▁ ▁There ▁were ▁ 2 , 1 8 0 ▁head ▁of ▁cattle ▁and ▁ 1 6 6 ▁horses ▁in ▁ 1 7 7 8 . ▁On ▁fest ive ▁occasions ▁the ▁Sp ani ards ▁even ▁had ▁their ▁favour ite ▁cor rid as ▁de ▁tor o , ▁such ▁as ▁during ▁the ▁three - day ▁event ▁organized ▁by ▁governor ▁Ram ón ▁Cla i rac ▁y ▁Vill al ong a ▁( 1 7 8 7 – 8 8 , ▁ 1 7 8 9 – 9 0 ) ▁to ▁celebr ate ▁King ▁Carlos ▁IV ' s ▁acc ession ▁to ▁the ▁throne ▁when , ▁along ▁with ▁alleg iance