Title: 
Headings: Mexicano Contributions to the Southwest
Mexicano
 
Contributions
 
to
 
the
 
Southwest
 

17.1
 
Introduction
 

17.2
 
Mexicano
 
Mining
 
Contributions
 

17.3
 
Cattle
 
Ranching
 

17.4
 
The
 
Cowboy
 

17.5
 
Sheep
 
Raising
 

17.6
 
Irrigated
 
Farming
 

17.7
 
Mexican
 
Food
 

17.8
 
Spanish-style
 
Architecture
 

17.9
 
Mexican
 
Laws
 

17.10
 
Mexicano
 
Entertainments
 

17.11
 
Chapter
 
Summary
 


Content: Even
  
though
  
most
  
white
  
settlers
 
had
  
little
 
respect
 
for
 
Mexican
 
Americans,
 
they
 
freely
 
borrowed
 
much
 
that
 
was
 
useful
 
from
 
the
 
Mexican
 
heritage. Spanish
 
words
 
and
 
Mexican
 
foods,
 
laws,
 
technology,
 
and
 
architecture
 
all
 
became
 
a
 
lasting
 
part
 
of
 
the
 
culture
 
of
 
the
 
Southwest. In
 
this
 
chapter,
 
you
 
will
 
learn
 
about
 
these
 
and
 
other
 
contributions
 
that
 
Mexicanos
 
made
 
to
 
American
 
life. 17.2
 
Mexicano
 
Mining
 
Contributions
 
Mining
  
in
  
the
  
West
  
developed
  
in
  
three
  
waves—gold,
  
silver,
  
and
  
copper. Each
  
wave
  
depended
  
on
  
the
  
contribution
  
of
 
Mexican
 
miners. Mexicanos
 
came
 
to
 
the
 
Southwest
 
with
 
a
 
rich
 
mining
 
tradition. They
 
knew
 
where
 
to
 
look
 
for
 
precious
 
metals
 
and
 
how
 
to
 
get
 
them
 
out
 
of
 
the
 
ground. Gold
 
Mining
 
The
 
Americans
 
who
 
rushed
 
to
 
California
 
in
 
1849
 
had
 
many
 
skills. But
 
they
 
knew
 
nothing
 
about
 
mining. Mexicanos
 
introduced
 
them
 
to
 
the
 
batea,
 
or
 
gold
 
pan.