Funda ngemininingwane yalo mbukiso waminyaka yonke, lapho izindawo ezihamba phambili, zombili nezomlando, zeSierra de San Pedro Mártir ziwela khona.
Njalo ngonyaka umzila uyashintsha, kepha njalo ulandela izindlela ezindala futhi ukanise ezindaweni ezisetshenziswa ama-cowboy. Umbukiso uphela ngosuku lapho umkhosi wabaxhasi we Umsebenzi weSanto Domingo, ekuqaleni kuka-Agasti. Eqinisweni, ukufika kwama-cowboys kulindeleke ukuthi kuqale iphathi, okuyindlela, engenye yezindala kunazo zonke esifundazweni (1775). Imvamisa kuba nokunyakaza kwabagibeli bamahhashi, abanye baqala, abanye bajoyine kamuva, ngamafuphi, kuyindlela yasekuqaleni yokuhlala ndawonye nokutakula amasiko esifunda.
KWAQALA KANJANI KONKE?
ISierra de San Pedro Mártir ebheke enkabeni yesifundazwe saseBaja California ingesinye sezifunda zemvelo ezinhle kakhulu futhi ezigcinwe kahle enyakatho yenhlonhlo. Izintaba zalo zegranite emhlophe zikhuphuka ngokungazelelwe kusuka ogwadule, ngaphezu kwamakhilomitha ama-2, kuya ngaphezu kwamamitha ayi-3 000 ngaphezu kogu lolwandle. Lesi siqhingi, njengesiqhingi, sikwazile ukuvikela ihlathi elihle likaphayini, kanye nezimbali nezilwane ezihluke kakhulu. Kule ndawo, amanye amasiko amadala kakhulu eBaja California nawo ayalondolozwa, njengokufuywa kwezinkomo.
Owokuqala ukuhlola lolu hambo lwezintaba kwakuyisithunywa sevangeli samaJesuit UWenceslao Linck, ngo-1766. Kamuva, ngo-1775, izithunywa zevangeli zaseDominican zaqala emthambekeni wazo osentshonalanga, phakathi kwamaNdiya aseKiliwa, izakhamuzi zeminyaka eyizinkulungwane zakulezi zintaba, umsebenzi weSanto Domingo de Guzmán, owaholela emphakathini wamanje waseSanto Domingo, ama-200. amakhilomitha eningizimu yedolobha lase-Ensenada.
Kwakusuka ekuthunyweni kweSanto Domingo lapho iSierra de San Pedro Mártir yaqala ukubhekwa ngendlela ehlelekile, ngendlela yokuthi ngo-1794 abaseDominican base besungula, phezulu kwayo, Umsebenzi weSan Pedro Mártir de Verona, engxenyeni eyaziwa namuhla njengeMission Valley, lapho kusengabonakala khona izisekelo zebandla lakudala. Kukule mishini lapho i-sierra iqamba khona igama layo.
Ngakho-ke, izithunywa zevangeli zaletha izinkomo njengenye yezindlela zokuziphilisa, zakha amapulazi amaningana, kokubili phezulu kwezintaba nasemithambekeni yawo. Phezulu, kusetshenziswe amasayithi amahle njengeSanta Rosa, iLa Grulla, iSanta Eulalia, iSanto Tomás, iLa Encantada namanye. Ngalokhu baletha ama-cowboy kanye nabafuyi abafaka inkambiso kule ndawo manje eseyizwe laseBaja California.
Phakathi kwalawa mafuleki nemishini, kanye nezindawo zokudla, kwakhiwa imikhondo, enikeza impilo esifundeni esibanzi. Ngesikhathi sehlobo izinkomo zazikhuliselwa phezulu, lapho kwakukhula khona utshani obuningi; lapho nje ubusika busondela, behlisa. Le mihlangano yayibizwa ngokuthi ama- vaquereadas.
OKWENZEKA KWETHU LEZINKOMO ZETHU
Ngonyaka odlule ukugibela kwaqala ku Ejido Zapata, enyakatho yetheku laseSan Quintín. Izinsuku zokuqala waya ezinyaweni zezintaba, ohlangothini olusenyakatho, edlula emphakathini waseSan Telmo, eHacienda Sinaloa, epulazini i-El Coyote, nasendaweni yaseLos Encinos, waze waqala umthambeka okhuphukela phezulu. Umthwalo wawuthwalwa ngeminyuzi, ezihlalweni ezahlukahlukene zezikhumba zezinkomo, ezenziwe ngesitayela esidala sezithunywa zevangeli. Silandele izindlela ezindala, namuhla ezaziwa kuphela ngabafana bezinkomo abahambisa izinkomo baye ezingxenyeni eziphakeme zeSan Pedro Mártir. Besikhuphuka, ngaphambi kokubukwa okumangazayo. Lapho sesifikile ethafeni, sahamba ngehlathi elihle likaphayini amahora amaningi, sidlula kwezinye izindawo eziningi ezinhle kakhulu.
Siphetha usuku ngo- White Deer indawo, lapho umfudlana ugeleza phakathi kwezihlahla ezinkulu zikaphayini. Kukhona ikhabethe elilula lapho. Sathula izilwane sathatha izihlalo emahhashini, zadedelwa ukuba zidle utshani ziphuze emfuleni.
Ngaphambi kokushona kwelanga, bekuqoqwe amanzi nezinkuni zokubasa, kwabaswa umlilo wamalahle kwalungiswa nesidlo sasebusuku, esasinesitshulu esenziwe ngenyama eyomisiwe nelayisi. Ngemuva kwalokho silungisa itiye le-pennyroyal, isitshalo eselaphayo esigcwele ezintabeni, futhi sikhuluma kakhulu sizungeze umlilo wekamu, ngasendleleni, abafana bezinkomo lapha abakubiza ngokuthi "amanga" noma "umqambimanga", okuthiwa ngoba bakhuluma amanga amsulwa. Lapho, phakathi komusi nokushisa kwamafathomu, kwavela ama-anecdotes, izindaba, amahlaya nezinsumansumane. Ngenxa yokuthi bekungekho inyanga, siyasazisa isibhakabhaka esigcwele izinkanyezi ngabo bonke ubukhazikhazi baso. IMilky Way yasithokozisa kakhulu, njengoba yayingabonakala ngobude bayo bonke kusuka esikhwameni sethu sokulala otshanini.
IKHAMPANI LEZIMPILO ZETHU
Ngakusasa, saqhubeka nokugibela ehlathini, saze safika endaweni eyaziwa ngokuthi iVallecitos, lapho sasikwazi khona ukubona kahle isibonakude esiyinhloko sombukiso wezinkanyezi we-UNAM. Bese sithatha indlela yeLa Tasajera size sifinyelele esigodini esihle saseRancho Viejo, indawo ebukekayo ngempela. Ukusuka lapho saqhubeka saya esigodini esikhulu saseLa Grulla, sihle kakhulu, lapho sabona khona ubuchule babafana bezinkomo, sibopha futhi sijaha izinkomo ezazikhululekile. Kwakuwukubonakaliswa okuhle kwenhlanhla yeBaja California.
Kwakusihlwa kakhulu lapho simise amatende esigodini saseLa Grulla, eduze ngqo nomthombo lapho kukhuphuka khona umfula iSanto Domingo. Lapho, kwakhiwa ichibi elikhulu lapho kungenzeka khona ukubhukuda ngisho nokudoba i-trout, esikwenzile. Isiza sihlale cishe singaqinile, ngenxa yokuthi asinayo imigwaqo, singafinyelelwa ngezinyawo noma ngehhashi kuphela. Sahlala lapho usuku lonke, sijabulela ubuhle bayo nemvelo, kepha sabona nezinsalela eziningi zezakhamizi zokuqala zezintaba, ngisho amaNdiya aseKiliwa. Sibe nenhlanhla yokuthola iminonjana yamamethes, ama-arrowheads, ama-scrapers kanye nobumba.
UMGWAQO OYA EKUPHILISENI
Ngemuva kokuhlala kwethu eLa Grulla, saqala ukwehla. Siwela umfula iLa Zanja, sidlula endaweni yaseLa Primera Agua bese siqala ukwehla emthambekeni waseDescanso, odume phakathi kwabafana bezinkomo ngenxa yethambeka lawo elinamadwala. Abaningana bethu behla ehhashini ezingxenyeni ezinzima kakhulu. Umkhathizwe walahleka ngokulandelana kwamagquma. Ngemuva kwamahora ambalwa, safika epulazini laseSanta Cruz, elalivele lisezansi kwezintaba, lapho saqeda khona usuku. Ezansi kohambo lwezintaba, ikakhulukazi emifudlaneni, izihlahla ezazivelele kwakuyi-oki, yize sasibona neminyezane eminingi. Indawo ebesikanise kuyo ibimnandi, indawo eyaziwa kahle phakathi kwabafana bezinkomo ngoba inesikhala, amanzi, utshani futhi ithokomele.
RODEO NEQEMBU
Ezinsukwini ezilandelayo, imizila yasidlulisa emarandeni i-El Huatal, i-Arroyo Hondo ne-El Venado. U-Agasti 2 kwaba usuku lwethu lokugcina.
Kakade baseSanto Domingo babesilindele ukuthi siqale idili labaphathi, elinye lamadala kunawo wonke esifundazweni. Basamukela ngentokozo enkulu. Sazungeza idolobha saze saqeda eduze kontanga, lapho base beqoqene khona ukuqala ngokusemthethweni umcimbi e-rodeo, enye yamasiko aqine kakhulu e-cowboy lapha.
I-White Deer Mountain Sierra de Baja California Wenceslao Linck
