Recogida


Recogida, a Spanish word meaning "to pick up". It is used to mean to collect things like garbage or mail, pick up people or goods, in agriculture to gather, pick or harvest. In animal husbandry, in Spanish America, recogidas or round-ups, were held to gather up horses,, to divide and allocate them among their owners, similar to the original practice of the rodeo for cattle, which was presided over by the Jueces del Campo. In 1851, this office, its one year term and its duties were established in California law. Among these was: