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English translation: settlers


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Spanish term or phrase:colonos
English translation:settlers
Entered by: Pedro Albornoz
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19:10 Jul 14, 2007
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Social Sciences - Agriculture / Anthropology
Spanish term or phrase: colonos
"la comunidad no ha modificado la estructura de los 58 colonos y 8 arrimantes"

El texto se refiere a la modalidad de agricultura y tenencia de tierra antes de una reforma agraria; intenté usar peasant workers y tenants, pero no estoy seguro.
Pedro Albornoz
United States
Local time: 21:45
settlers
Explanation:
These settlers are known locally as "colonos", and originally came from Cusco, Puno and Apurímac. They founded the settlements of Patria, Pilcopata, ...
www.manucaiman.com/AMinOfCultures.php

The tropical forest region of Catatumbo in north-eastern Colombia is presently characterized by two distinct societies: the colonos (settlers), ...
www.unu.edu/unupress/food/8f073e/8F073E05.htm

I also find it translated as "settler" in Alcaraz Varó's Legal Dictionary
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Patricia Rosas
United States
Local time: 18:45
Grading comment
Gracias, mi primer instinto fue esta palabra y me la confirmaste.
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settlers


Explanation:
These settlers are known locally as "colonos", and originally came from Cusco, Puno and Apurímac. They founded the settlements of Patria, Pilcopata, ...
www.manucaiman.com/AMinOfCultures.php

The tropical forest region of Catatumbo in north-eastern Colombia is presently characterized by two distinct societies: the colonos (settlers), ...
www.unu.edu/unupress/food/8f073e/8F073E05.htm

I also find it translated as "settler" in Alcaraz Varó's Legal Dictionary

Patricia Rosas
United States
Local time: 18:45
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 51
Grading comment
Gracias, mi primer instinto fue esta palabra y me la confirmaste.

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