Look up: ejido

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   Ejido
   The `ejido` [ɛxˈido] (from latin `exitum`) system is a process whereby the government promotes the use of communal land shared by the people of the community. This use of community land was a common practice during the time of Aztec rule in Mexico. It was not until the colonization of Mexico by the Spanish and other European settlers that this practice seemed to disappear and be replaced by the `encomienda` system. The `encomienda` system was...
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   ejido
   in Mexico, village lands communally held in the traditional Indian system of land tenure that combines communal ownership with individual use. The ... [5 related articles]
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   ejido
   ejido (āhē'&thstrok;ō) [Span.,=common land], in Mexico, agricultural land expropriated from large private holdings and redistributed to communal farms. Communal ownership of land had been widely practiced by the Aztecs, but the institution was in decline before the Spanish arri...
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