Handbook for translators of Spanish historical ... - University Library

SPECIAL AIDS
chimal — shield
chino — child of a salta atr^s or toma atras and an
Indian woman
chupadero — place where cattle lick rocks covered with
water dripping from a ledge
de — about, affording, belonging to, "by, hence, in, on,
some
de adentro — from east of San Antonio, Texas
de afuera — from the territory between San Antonio
and Mexico City
desbarrancadero — slippery place
descuerpdera — skinning (process of skinning)
despenaqueria — group of large, rough rocks
destiladero — spring filtering through rocks
empresario — man who contracted with the Mexican government
to settle a given number of families on
land granted him for that purpose
en ala — in parade formation
entiendo, no te — child of a tente por el aire and a
mulatto woman
espaSol — child of a castizo and a Spanish woman
estadoimidense — of or pertaining to the United States
extraviado — out-of-the-way
fojas utiles — written pages
Fondo de G'ratificaci6n — officer's reserve fund (This
fund, supplied by the king, was to be used in paying
captains a certain sum over and above their regular
salary if they maintained their company at its
full quota and maximum efficiency.)
Fondd de Mestenas — Mestena Fund. A tax: of two reales
was collected for every head of wild stock captured
in the Interior Provinces of New Spain, especially
in Texas, from the opening of the nineteenth century
until 1821.
Fondo de Propios — Propios Fund (A portion of the royal
lands adjoining a township were set aside and assigned
to the town council. These lands were to be
leased to the highest bidder for a term not to exceed
five years, and the proceeds were used to defray
the corporation's expenses.)
generales, las; las generales de la ley — general objections
to testimony of a witness, or general
exemptions from testifying, such as minority of
age, friendship, or kinship with the defendant,
enmity or hatred toward anybody involved in the
case, or personal interest in the outcome thereof.
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