David, Thanks for the explanation. I had been wondering about the term "Estancia". I've also seen "Estanzuela" and I would guess it derived from the word "Estancia"? The other term I've come across is "Puesto". I picture that to be even smaller than a Rancho, but I am not sure. I really haven't looked into it. Does anyone know? Maria Cortez Elk Grove, CA --- In ranchos@yahoogroups.com, "David P. Delgado" <dpdelgado@j...> wrote: > Joseph, > > I think that the closest English equivalent of "rancho" is "town". The word town is as small and varied as the word "rancho". A town can be anything from a single dwelling to a formally organized group of homes and families with formal organization. I think it's important to keep in mind that some words in use today are holdovers from long ago. For example, "villa" meant a community with at least 25 white european families as permanent residents. Permission had to petitioned from the Spanish Crown to be granted such status. A "pueblo" was a community in which biracial, white, and indigenous people lived. A "ranchería" was a community of indigenous people only (usually "wild", i.e. unbaptized). The other term I have seen while reading old documents is "estancia". This last word refers to a bivouac area. These terms and their meanings disappeared along with the Spanish after Mexico separated from Spain. I think that the word "pueblo" has remained in the voaculary of many people but meaning that are different from place to place. I think it's really difficult to find a simple equivalent because words change so much over time in English as well as in Spanish. > > David Delgado in Albany, CA > > -----Original Message----- > From: Joseph Puentes <makas@n...> > Sent: Jul 1, 2005 4:07 PM > To: LosRanchos <ranchos@yahoogroups.com> > Subject: [ranchos] What is a Rancho??? > > <html><body> > > > <tt> > <BR> > What would the English equivelent of a rancho be????<BR> > <BR> > I think of it as a small, small community as in a large neighborhood.<BR> > <BR> > what are others thoughts on this?<BR> > <BR> > thanks,<BR> > <BR> > joseph<BR> > <BR> > <BR> > </tt> > > > <?---- LSpots keywords ?> > <?---- HM ADS ?> > > > <!-- |**|begin egp html banner|**| --> > > > <br> > <div style="text-align:center; color:#909090; width:500px;"> > <hr style="border-bottom:1px; width:500px; text-align:left;"> > <tt>YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS</tt> > </div> > <br> > <ul> > <tt><li type=square> Visit your group "<a href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ranchos">ranchos</a>" on the web.<br> </tt> > <tt><li type=square> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:<br> <a href="mailto:ranchos- unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com?subject=Unsubscribe">ranchos- unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com</a><br> </tt> > <tt><li type=square> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the <a href="http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/">Yahoo! Terms of Service</a>.</tt> > </ul> > <br> > <div style="text-align:center; color:#909090; width:500px;"> > <hr style="border-bottom:1px; width:500px; text-align:left;"> > </div> > </br> > > <!-- |**|end egp html banner|**| --> > > > </body></html> > > > > > David P. Delgado
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