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[Definitions on inside of back cover]
Tahuacanas -- An Indian Tribe.
Bidais -- An Indian Tribe.
Quichais -- An Indian Tribe.
Huacos -- An Indian Tribe.
Sabine, Sabinas -- The name of a tree, called cypress in U. S.
Potranca -- A small mare.
Salado -- Adjective, salt.
Bosque -- Woody, or Forest.
Loco -- Mad or crazy.
Garapatos -- Ticks.
Piedernales -- Flint.
Calaberas -- Death's Head.
Matamoros -- The place of the death of the Moors, or massacre of the Moors.
Garcitas -- Little Cranes.
Garza -- Crane.

 

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The Diary of William Fairfax Gray, from Virginia to Texas, 1835-1837
Copyright 1997 William P. Clements Center for Southwest Studies
Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas