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209 Index • Page numbers in italic text indicate illustrations. Abderrahman Jah, Cherif, 50 abono (compost), 154, 158–59 Acequia Junta y Ciénaga (ditch of the juncture and marshland), 7, 18, 128–29, 131, 133, 160; as almunyah de la junta de los ríos, 189–92; irrigated land acreage, 162, 192; move to, 196–97; personal gardens, 190; property owners, 189–90; as sense of place (querencia), 192–99 acequias (open-air water canals): Acequia Arellano-Martinez, 131; Acequia de la Sancochada, 130; Acequia de la Sierra, 118–22; Acequia de Leonardo Martinez, 131; ancient practice regarding, 82–83; Arabic origin of word, 24, 28; archaeological study of, 69; banks of, 138–45; Biblical background, 37–39; current state of, 202– 3; defined, 5; democracy, 148–51; desert culture and, 31–37; design of, 153–55, 159; destruction of, 146, 153; diverse regions of, 31–32; historic preservation problem for, 148; introduction of, 27; knowledge of, 151–52; in land grant anatomy, 145–48; land immediately below, 165; landscape protection and, 203–5; names for in other languages, 7, 39; neglect of, 146–47; New Mexico history of, 77–78, 87–88; oasis culture of, 31–37, 67, 151–53; Oñate’s construction of, 93; origin, 7; planning requirement for, 147; principles, 159; process time, 154; ratio per family, 130; recent fame of, 145–46; spacing and boundaries for, 159; spring cleaning, 82–83; trails (veredas), 10, 23, 31, 141–42; underground, 28; urban development and, 45, 76, 113, 146. See also Embudo Land Grant; global communities, of acequias; irrigation; specific acequias; specific regions Act of Taking Possession, 19 agriculture: agricultural revolution, 32–33, 49, 69, 88–89, 173–74; agricultura mixta tradicional mestiza, 172–73; Columella’s books on, 48; marshland, 46–47; Moray as agricultural complex, 61; protection of agrarian landscape, 203–5; species exchange , 174–75; sustainability, 17, 99, 138, 164, 172; works from 1200s on, 48; Yemen, 28–29. See also traditional agriculture agua. See water Agua Negra (Holman), 119–21 Aguilar, Lorraine, 18–19, 121, 133 Aguirre, Náyade, 202–3 alberca terrace system, 40, 42 Alcalde. See El Puesto de la Soledad del Río Arriba Alcántara Onofre, Saúl, 70–71 Aldama, Mexico, 72 Alfonso the Wise (King), 78, 83, 85 aljibe terraces, 39–40 almunyah (desire): defined, 5, 190–91; de la junta de los ríos, 189–92; need for, 205 Alonso de Herrera, Gabriel, 47, 48, 164 Alpujarras, Spain, 51 alquería, 49–50 altitos (highlands), 165 Amiens, France, 43–47 Ancient Water Catchment Techniques for Proper Management of Mediterranean Ecosystems (Laureano), 24–25 Andalusia, 35 andenes. See stone-faced terraces 210 I N DE X Angles, Victor, 61 Anglo Saxons. See gabachos animals, 124, 135, 172; brought by Spaniards, 92–95 Antonio de Yrrusisaga, 104 Apodaca hamlet, 134 apples, 166, 175 Arabic languages, 16, 24, 28–30, 139 Arabs: foods introduced by, 166; in Martín/ Martinez genealogy, 12; New Mexico history influenced by, 166–67; Roman infrastructure used by, 48–49; Spain influenced by, 34, 166–67 archaeology, 21, 69 Archuleta, Ramona (great-grandmother), 18, 197 Archuleta clan, 17, 18, 197 Arellano, Anselmo, 120, 121–22 Arellano, José Agustin, 11 Arellano clan, 11; New Mexico arrival of, 199; place of origin, 199 Arellano village, 11; archaeology discovery in, 21 Arequipa, Peru, 57 Argentina, 66–68 Armijo, Miguel, 16 Arroyo de la Mina, 77. See also cañadas arroyos, problem of, 23, 80, 115, 116–17, 147, 156–57 asparagus, 11, 182 Assyria, 81 Astruc, Alexandre, 16 auxilio (rescue of those without water), 164, 165 Avicenna. See Ibn Sina Aymara, 60, 65 azoteas (very small terraces), 155 azotellitas (small terraces), 155 Aztecs, 24, 176, 178; Mayan traditions adopted by, 186 bancales. See terraces bancos. See terraces banks, 138–45 Barrionuevo, Alfonsina, 62 Basque, 14 Battle of Embudo, 134–35 Baxter, John, 117 Benavides, Fray Alonso, 93–94, 165–66 Berbers, 29–30 Bernabé, Jean, 15 Bible, 37–39 Bingham, Hiram, 56, 60 biodiversity, damage to, 183 bisses system of irrigation, 32, 41–43 Black Legend. See La Leyenda Negra bloodletting. See sangría Bolivia, 60 The Book on Agriculture (Zacarías Iahia), 48 Borrego, Juan Antonio, 18, 197 Borrego, Tomas Aquino, 18 Buchanan, Pat, 23 Bureau of Land Management, 112, 144, 168 cabanuelas (weather predictions), 184–87 cajete terraces, 39 calendars, 184–85, 186 California, water laws of, 87 Calle Corregidora, 70 camellones (raised fields or gardens), 46, 63–66 El Camino de Agua (the Water...
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