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GLOSSARY
of
SPANISH OR MEXICAN WORDS
WHICH OCCUR IN THE COURSE OF THE WORK, WHICH ARE GENERALLY EXPLAINED WHEN FIRST USED, BUT WHICH BEING REPEATED, THE READER MIGHT FORGET AND WISH TO REFER TO.
| Administrador — | Agent. |
| Alameda — | Public walk with trees. |
| Aguador — | Water-carrier. |
| Alacran — | Scorpion. |
| Anquera — | Coating of stamped gilt leather, edged with little bells, which covers the back of the horses. |
| Arriero — | Muleteer. |
| Arroba — | Spanish weight of twenty-five pounds. |
| Azotea — | The flat roof of a house. |
| Barranca — | Ravine. |
| Botica — | Apothecary's shop. |
| Calle — | Street. |
| Cargadores — | Men who carry loads. |
| Chinguirito — | Spirit made from sugar-cane. |
