Frijoles: A Hidden Valley in the New WorldHendron, J. W. (Jerome William)
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Frijoles: A Hidden Valley in the New World
Hendron, J. W. (Jerome William)
Cliff-dwellers -- New Mexico; Frijoles Canyon (N.M.)
D
diesmo (diéz-mo). “Ten percent”; tithe; refers to present-day Water
Canyon.
Don Diego de Vargas (don deeáy-go day vár-gas). Leader of the
reconquest of New Mexico in 1693 after the Pueblo Rebellion of
1680.
Don Juan de Oñate (hwan day o-yná-te). Leader of the colonizing
expedition into New Mexico in 1598.
Don Pedro de Peralta (páy-dro day pe-rál-tah). Successor to Oñate as
Governor of New Mexico in 1610.
E
El Rito de Los Frijoles (el ree-toe day los free-hó-lays). “The little
river of the beans”; bean creek.
F
Franciscans (fran-cis-cans). Religious order established by Saint
Francis of Assisi.
Francisco Sanchez Chamuscado (fran-cées-co sán-chess chamoos-cáh-tho).
Leader of the second Spanish expedition into New Mexico in
1581.
friar (fryer). Member of a male religious order.
H
Haatze (ha-áht-say). “Earth”; “World”; a ruin of the Keres southwest
of Tyuonyi.
Hanat Cochiti (há-not kó-cha-tee). “Cochiti Above”; Potrero Viejo.
Hemes (háy-mess). Indian pueblo thirty odd miles west of Bandelier
National Monument.
Hernando de Alvarado (er-nán-do day al-var-áh-tho). Captain under
Coronado during the expedition of 1540.
I
Isleta (ees-láy-tah). “Little Island”; modern Indian village located
about thirteen miles south of Albuquerque on the banks of the
Rio Grande.
J
Jemez (háy-mess). Spanish for Hemes.
K
katsina (cot-sée-nah). Supernatural being.
Keres (care-es). Language spoken by the people at Cochiti, Santo
Domingo, San Felipe, Santa Ana and Sia; there are also the
western Keres villages of Acoma and (historic) Laguna not
included here.
kiva (key-vah). Ceremonial chamber; men’s club house.
Kotyiti (cóat-yi-tee). Of obscure etymology; Old Cochiti; Hanat
Cochiti; Potrero Viejo.
L
La Bajada (lah bah-háh-tha). “The steep slope”; a hill between
Albuquerque and Santa Fe was given this name.
La Cueva Pintada (lah cuáy-vah peen-táh-tha). “The Painted Cave”;
located southwest of Tyuonyi in Capulin Canyon.
Los Confiados (los cone-feeáh-thos). “The Trusting Souls” (people); a
mythical town near Cochiti named by the Spanish in 1583.
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