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At certain seasons they catch also, in "corrales," or hedges under water, many fish which are left on the mud-banks as the tide falls.
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At certain seasons they catch also, in "corrales," or hedges under water, many fish which are left on the mud-banks as the tide falls.
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Three a.m. next morning found us out in the "corrales" having our ponies allotted to us by the capataz -- we found the tropilla on "ronda" -- that is, in a corner with a lasso tied across in front of them, the height of their chests, and all facing outwards.
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At certain seasons they catch also, in "corrales," or hedges under water, many fish which are left on the mud-banks as the tide falls.
The Voyage of the Beagle Charles Darwin 1845
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The inland dunes (cotos or matorral) are stabilised by scrub vegetation and in the hollows (corrales) between them are lagoons and marshy areas.
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At certain seasons they catch also, in corrales, or hedges under water, many fish which are left on the mud-banks as the tide falls.
Chapter XIII 1909
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There was no plantation about the house, not even a shade tree or cultivated plant of any description, but only some large _corrales_, or enclosures, for the cattle, of which there were six or seven thousand head on the land.
The Purple Land 1881
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Trinidad, a distance of fifty leagues; scarcely are there more than two or three corrales or farm yards, containing hogs or cows.
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Built partly at the foot and partly on the side of a lofty hill, surrounded by _corrales_ where thousands of cattle are slaughtered, their hides and their tallow being shipped from the port, while vast flocks of vultures, carrion crows, and other birds of prey hover over them to consume the refuse beef, which there are not human mouths sufficient to eat.
Our Sailors Gallant Deeds of the British Navy during Victoria's Reign William Henry Giles Kingston 1847
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He has had recent shows at the Contemporary Art Museum in St. Louis, castillo/corrales gallery in Paris, and Foxy Production in New York.
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com ARTINFO 2011
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