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Glossary.

Publication: Journal of the Southwest
Publication Date: 22-DEC-06 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Glossary.(Glossary)

Article Excerpt
acequia. An irrigation ditch.

alcalde mayor. The chief executive officer in a town or a district composed of several towns.

asistencia. A term generally used in California instead of visita.

audiencia. A judicial and legislative council administering royal affairs over a substantial geographic area. Judicially, it was subordinate only to the Council of the Indies. In a legislative role, it acted in conjunction with the viceroy.

bulto. A three-dimensional religious image.

cabecera. A mission with a resident priest...

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