History of Acequias
As the US progressed and expanded, more settlers came west to farm and live, arriving on trains starting in 1880. These settlers came with different values of the land and water. Instilled with the idea of manifest destiny they brought different agriculture practices and a new idea of what could be grown along the rivers of northern New Mexico. So began the slow destruction of traditional values and practices by changing the infrastructure of water rights and practices in New Mexico.