You're welcome, Maria..."puesto" is a way of saying "place". I think it's sort of a neutral word. At least that's how I understand it.
David Delgado in Albany, CA
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David,<BR>
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Thanks for the explanation. I had been wondering about the <BR>
term "Estancia". I've also seen "Estanzuela" and I would guess it <BR>
derived from the word "Estancia"? The other term I've come across <BR>
is "Puesto". I picture that to be even smaller than a Rancho, but I <BR>
am not sure. I really haven't looked into it. Does anyone know?<BR>
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Maria Cortez<BR>
Elk Grove, CA<BR>
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--- In ranchos@yahoogroups.com, "David P. Delgado" <dpdelgado@j...> <BR>
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> Joseph,<BR>
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> I think that the closest English equivalent of "rancho" is "town". <BR>
The word town is as small and varied as the word "rancho". A town <BR>
can be anything from a single dwelling to a formally organized group <BR>
of homes and families with formal organization. I think it's <BR>
important to keep in mind that some words in use today are holdovers <BR>
from long ago. For example, "villa" meant a community with at least <BR>
25 white european families as permanent residents. Permission had to <BR>
petitioned from the Spanish Crown to be granted such status. <BR>
A "pueblo" was a community in which biracial, white, and indigenous <BR>
people lived. A "ranchería" was a community of indigenous people <BR>
only (usually "wild", i.e. unbaptized). The other term I have seen <BR>
while reading old documents is "estancia". This last word refers to <BR>
a bivouac area. These terms and their meanings disappeared along <BR>
with the Spanish after Mexico separated from Spain. I think that the <BR>
word "pueblo" has remained in the voaculary of many people but <BR>
meaning that are different from place to place. I think it's really <BR>
difficult to find a simple equivalent because words change so much <BR>
over time in English as well as in Spanish.<BR>
> <BR>
> David Delgado in Albany, CA<BR>
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> Sent: Jul 1, 2005 4:07 PM<BR>
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> What would the English equivelent of a rancho be????<BR><BR>
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> I think of it as a small, small community as in a large <BR>
neighborhood.<BR><BR>
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> what are others thoughts on this?<BR><BR>
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> thanks,<BR><BR>
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> joseph<BR><BR>
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