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Jarales
According to Adams and Chávez, Domínguez was referring to Jarales when he described ranchos of genízaros (Christian Indians) living near Belén in 1776 (Adams and Chávez 1956:208). Chávez names Los Jarales as one of the main genízaro settlements of New Mexico in the late eighteenth century (Chávez 1979:199). The name “Plaza de los Jarales” appears in an 1802 census, but not that of 1750 (Olmsted 1981:138-139). Among official listings of the early nineteenth century it is only found in 1822 (Bloom 1913:15; Carroll and Haggard 1942:47-48). Zebulon Pike reported passing “Xaxales” on 10 March 1807, on the east side of the Río Grande between Tomé and Sevilleta, south of Sabinez or Sabinal. He recorded a population of 300. In 1895, Coues guessed that the name was probably a poor rendering of Jarales, a town in that area, but not in the same location (Coues 1895:II, 628-629). Today, Jarales is a small agricultural community.
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