CONTENTS 



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Foreword ix 



Phonetic note x 



Introduction ---. 1 



The setting and the people 4 



Technology 13 



Exploitative activities 13 



Collecting 13 



Use of minerals 14 



Water supply 15 



Forest utilization 15 



Hunting 19 



Agriculture 20 



Types of farm lands 20 



The farming cycle 21 



Soil preparation 21 



Maize 22 



Wheat... 25 



Minor crops 26 



Beliefs and customs 28 



Domestic animals 29 



Manufacturing processes 33 



Ceramics 34 



Textiles 34 



Clothing and dress habits 38 



Woodworking techniques 42 



Miscellaneous processes . 43 



Specialized service occupations 46 



Food processing and diet 47 



Meat foods. 48 



Maize foods 49 



Rice foods 52 



Amaranth foods 52 



Wheat foods 52 



Vegetables and fruits 52 



Beverages 53 



Some fiesta foods 53 



Quantities and cost of foods 54 



Comparative notes 55 



Eating customs 57 



Economics 58 



Production 59 



Land 59 



Labor 60 



Capital .. 62 



Credit, loans, and interest 63 



Costs of production and income 64 



Agriculture 64 



Animal husbandry 68 



Woodworking 69 



Mineral processing and use 70 



Textile manufacture 71 



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Economics — Continued 



Costs of production and income — Continued 



Minor activities . r.. 72 



Distribution 75 



Traders.. 76 



Transportation 78 



Storekeepers 79 



Markets - 79 



Consumption 83 



Value and price 86 



Wealth and property 87 



The community - .- 91 



The municipio 91 



The town and its subdivisions 92 



The population ... 93 



Kinship terminology and behaviors 100 



The compadre system^.. -- - 102 



Government .-- 104 



Barrio functions and communal 



improvements 108 



Elections 109 



Fiscal system HI 



Unofficial organizations 112 



Conflict and law.. 114 



Religion and ceremonial 116 



The Church - 117 



The priest and the Church organization 118 



Religious fiestas 120 



Fiesta of the patron saint_ - - 120 



The Fiesta of Corpus 125 



Fiesta of La Octava 127 



Carnival 127 



Lent and Holy Week 127 



Minor fiestas 129 



Secular fiestas — 129 



House-roofing fiesta 129 



Fiestas in other towns 130 



Mayordomla organization and the cult of 



the saints 131 



Mayordomias— - 1^" 



Mayordomia of the Santo Niiio 137 



Mayordomla of Santa Nieves 138 



Mayordomia of Guadalupe 138 



Mayordomia of San Isidro 138 



Mayordomia of San Jose 139 



Mayordomia of Santa Inez .- 139 



Mayordomia of San Rafael 139 



Mayordomia of San Antonio 140 



Mayordomias of San Anselmo 141 



Mayordomia of the Three Kings 141 



Mayordomia of Santa Cecilia . 142 



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