Fiestas
What is a fiesta?
A celebration including dancing,singing,and eating
A celebration including singing, dancing, and eating
What is a rodeo?
Rounding up cattle for branding.
What religion did the rancho people practice?
Christianity
What year did Ranchos begin?
1784
How big was an average rancho?
Usually thirty five square kilometers
Somewhere where fiestas are usually held
A courtyard
When did rodeos take place?
January,and April
What age did the rancho children learn riding tricks?
Before they are ten
What happened to the missions when Ranchos started?
They got shut down by the government
Who worked in the Ranchos?
Native Americans, Californios,and Mexicans.
What are reasons to hold a fiesta?
After church,at the end of a roedeo.
Who are the people that round up the cattle?
The fandagos
How many times a year did a tutor come to the rancho?
A few times a year
Why did missions get shut down?
Because Mexicans won the war
Were most Ranchos successful?
No
How long were fiestas?
At the least two days and at the most, a week.
What happened after a rodeo?
A fiesta
What did people on the rancho do to give cattle a brand?
They used a burning iron and burned the rancho logo into the cattle
What was the name of the war between Mexicans and the Spanish
Mexican War of Independence
What was the mayor of a rancho called?
Mayordomo
What dances were at fiestas?
Jata,borrego and more
What dance did couples do during rodeos?
The fandagos
What did the women do?
Work in the kitchen, sometimes a vaquero, and a weaver.
What is a land grant?
Land given to someone by the government
Where did trading ships come from?
All over the US