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. ''recogida'', Collins Spanish Dictionary 8th edition, William Collins Sons & Co Ltd, 2005
from dictionary.reverso.net accessed May 25, 2016 In animal husbandry, in Spanish America, ''recogidas'' or round-ups, were held to gather up horses, (often wild mesteños in the open range), to divide and allocate them among their owners, similar to the original practice of the

rodeo Rodeo () is a competitive equestrian sport that arose out of the working practices of cattle herding in Spain and Mexico, expanding throughout the Americas and to other nations. It was originally based on the skills required of the working va ...

for cattle, which was presided over by the ''Jueces del Campo'' (

Judges of the Plains Judges of the Plains, originally the judicial official Spanish and later Mexican officials called the ''Jueces del Campo'', were judges that decided all disputes over ownership of cattle, horses, and other livestock. They attended all the yearly rou ...

). In 1851, this office, its one year term and its duties were established in California law. Among these was: :"§3. Whenever any dispute arises respecting the ownership, mark, or brand of any horse, mule, jack, jenny, or horned cattle, it shall be the duty of the judges of the plains to decide on such dispute."

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