Document Type
Article
Publication Date
6-2025
Abstract
When Spanish officials first entered the northern region of New Spain in the late sixteenth century, they realized that irrigation would be a necessary development in the establishment of permanent communities. To sustain the early settlements, they built irrigation systems following the Iberian model, itself an extension of Arabo-Berber traditions from north Africa and the Middle East.
Recommended Citation
Rivera, Jose A. Ph.D. and Thomas F. Glick Ph.D.. "Iberian Origins of New Mexico's Community Acequias." (2025). https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/arch_fsp/17
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