
	Where results make sense

Topic: Espada Acequia

Related Topics

Civil engineering

List of historic civil engineering landmarks

American Society of Civil Engineers

In the News (Sat 19 Dec 09)

Northern Trust

Marvin Harrison

Peter Chernin

Gary Locke

Match Play

Penelope Cruz

Mickey Rourke

AR Rahman

Danny Boyle

Hugh Jackman

	espada
		The Espada Dam still diverts water from the old San Antonio River channel into the acequia madre, or main water ditch, to irrigate Mission Espada’s fields.
		The building of acequias, or irrigation canals (see for examples the pictures to the right), was an important element in Spanish efforts to colonize Texas.
		Acequias had been widely used throughout Spain since the time of the Moorish conquest, and the early Spanish colonists brought with them sophisticated knowledge of how to construct large-scale irrigation systems.
	aquaduct.hobbysite.info /espada_eng.html (459 words)

	Espada Acequia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Espada Acequia or Piedras Creek Aqueduct was built by Franciscan friars in 1731 in what is now San Antonio, Texas, United States.
		The main ditch, or acequia madre, continues to carry water to the mission and its former farm lands.
		The use of acequias was originally brought to the arid regions of Spain by the Romans and the Moors.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Espada_Acequia (337 words)

	Espadas -- Recommendations and Resources (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The espada ropera (''sword of the robe'') was a sword developed in the mid-15th century in Spain.
		The espada ropera was the forerunner of, and in the Spanish language a contemporary of, the rapier.
		Espada received a B.A. in history from the University of Wisconsin and a J.D. from Northeastern University, Boston.
	www.becomingapediatrician.com /health/48/espadas.html (913 words)

	Mission Espada & Acequia Photo Gallery by aanzjr at pbase.com
		This is a series of pictures of the Mission Espada and the Acequia.
		The acequia is a waterway also constructed by these worker and was used to carry water from the river to the nearby fields for their crops.
		Sections of the acequia are still in use to this day.
	www.pbase.com /aanzjr/mission_espada (220 words)

Try your search on: Qwika (all wikis)