Acequia María Mayancela: the San Andrés canal system
Guy Duke
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Acequia María Mayancela: the San Andrés canal system

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I argue that the concept of hybridity is the most appropriate framework for analyzing colonial spheres of interaction, in contradiction to the more common application of binary conceptualizations of opposition. I apply this argument to the analysis of the history of the Acequia María Mayancela, a canal system that has existed for centuries and is still in use today in the town of San Andrés, Chimborazo, Ecuador. I analyze the physical components and historical use of the canal, specifically looking at the legal and religious impacts of Spanish colonialism on the use and perception of this ca...