, ▁E ulate ▁under to ok ▁two ▁exped itions ▁to ▁capture ▁buff alo , ▁whose ▁meat , ▁h ides ▁and ▁t allow ▁were ▁superior ▁to ▁the ▁Spanish ▁cattle . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁attempt ▁only ▁obtained ▁cal ves , ▁who ▁died ▁despite ▁attempts ▁to ▁feed ▁them ▁with ▁go at ▁milk . ▁ ▁The ▁second ▁captured ▁adult s ▁who ▁surv ived . ▁ ▁E ulate ▁took ▁three ▁females ▁and ▁a ▁male ▁with ▁him ▁to ▁New ▁Spain , ▁but ▁was ▁forced ▁to ▁leave ▁them ▁near ▁Mexico ▁City ▁because ▁there ▁was ▁no ▁room ▁on ▁the ▁boats ▁to ▁take ▁them ▁back ▁to ▁Spain . ▁ ▁Later ▁career ▁ ▁E ulate ▁was ▁appointed ▁governor ▁of ▁the ▁Mar gar ita ▁Province ▁in ▁ 1 6 3 0 , ▁based ▁on ▁Is la ▁Mar gar ita ▁off ▁the ▁coast ▁of ▁what ▁is ▁now ▁Venezuela . ▁He ▁held ▁office ▁for ▁eight ▁years . ▁He ▁improved ▁the ▁defense ▁of ▁the ▁island ▁and ▁helped ▁develop ▁commerce ▁and ▁the ▁p ear l ▁fish eries . ▁His ▁forces ▁were ▁active ▁in ▁T ort uga ▁and ▁Tob ago , ▁where ▁they ▁fought ▁against ▁the ▁Dutch ▁pi racy . ▁On ▁ 1 2 ▁May ▁ 1 6 3 3 ▁E ulate ' s ▁son ▁Julian ▁de ▁E ulate ▁left ▁Mar gar ita ▁for ▁nearby ▁Tr in idad ▁in ▁three ▁large ▁pi rag u as ▁carrying ▁three ▁milit ia ▁companies ▁and ▁ 5 0 ▁n atives ▁auxili aries . ▁He ▁found ▁and ▁captured ▁eleven ▁English ▁sett lers ▁and ▁twenty ▁Indians , ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁larger ▁expedition ▁led ▁by ▁Sir