CALIFORNIA RANCHOS

FIESTAS

• At the fiesta you could bet on a fight.
• You could play games and challenge each other.
• For the party goods you got a horse and some money.

ALCALDE

• The Alcalde were the judges.
• You had to make a map and the Alcalde had to aprove it.
• You had to write a letter to tell the Alcalde why you wanted the land.

CLOTHING

• The wealthy women wore clean white dresses.
• The men wore sombreros and colorful jackets.
• Little Girls wore colorful dresses if their mother is wealthy.

VAQUEROS

• Work at the lands of the ranchos.
• They were like slaves because they earned no money.
• They received only food shelter and clothes.

DISENOS

• If you wanted a land grant you had to make a diseno.
• People would disagree over the borders.
• The Alcalde would approve your diseno and letter.