Publication: Los huertos del semidesierto mexicano, siglos XVI-XVIII.
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Ramírez Calva, Verenice Cipatli
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Asociación Española de Americanicistas
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https://doi.org/10.6018/nav.508641
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info:eu-repo/semantics/article
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Durante el virreinato novohispano el cultivo en huertos irrigados fue una práctica común
en la región semiárida del oeste del actual estado de Hidalgo, México, en el que se asentó el grupo
étnico conocido como hñähñü. En este artículo nos concentramos en el análisis de las zonas bañadas
por ríos y manantiales de los pueblos de Ixmiquilpan, Tecozautla y San José Atlán. Nuestro objetivo
es, en primer lugar, exponer el proceso de arribo de nuevas plantas a raíz de la conquista que los
pueblos de indios adaptaron a su agricultura; en segundo, describir la variedad de productos
obtenidos en huertos entre los siglos XVI al XVIII, y, finalmente, mostrar la relevancia de los usos del
agua como factor que favoreció el cultivo en ese agroecosistema. Las fuentes que alimentaron la
investigación son testamentos, cartas de renta o compra-venta, expedientes judiciales y
descripciones generales realizadas en el territorio novohispano. Concluimos que la caza y recolección
no fueron las únicas actividades económicas de la población indígena en la región estudiada.
During the New Spain viceroyalty, cultivation in irrigated orchards was a common practice in the semi-arid region of the west of the current state of Hidalgo, Mexico, where the ethnic group known as hñähñü settled. In this paper we focus on the analysis of the areas bathed by rivers and springs in the towns of Ixmiquilpan, Tecozautla and San José Atlán. Our objective is, in the first place, to expose the process of arrival of new plants as a result of the conquest that the Indian peoples adapted to their agriculture; second, to describe the variety of products obtained in orchards between the 16th and 18th centuries, and, finally, to show the relevance of the uses of water as a factor that favored cultivation in this agroecosystem. The sources that fed the investigation are wills, letters of rent or sale, judicial files and general descriptions made in the territory of New Spain. We conclude that hunting and gathering were not the only economic activities of the indigenous population in the studied region.
During the New Spain viceroyalty, cultivation in irrigated orchards was a common practice in the semi-arid region of the west of the current state of Hidalgo, Mexico, where the ethnic group known as hñähñü settled. In this paper we focus on the analysis of the areas bathed by rivers and springs in the towns of Ixmiquilpan, Tecozautla and San José Atlán. Our objective is, in the first place, to expose the process of arrival of new plants as a result of the conquest that the Indian peoples adapted to their agriculture; second, to describe the variety of products obtained in orchards between the 16th and 18th centuries, and, finally, to show the relevance of the uses of water as a factor that favored cultivation in this agroecosystem. The sources that fed the investigation are wills, letters of rent or sale, judicial files and general descriptions made in the territory of New Spain. We conclude that hunting and gathering were not the only economic activities of the indigenous population in the studied region.
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Huerto , Riego , Nueva España , Hñähñü , Siglos XVI XVIII , Mexico , Orchard , Irrigation , New Spain , 16th 18th centuries , Mexico
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