Luna's Jacal

Luna's Jacal (HM10H9)

Location: Big Bend National Park, TX 79834 Brewster County
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N 29° 12.936', W 103° 32.091'

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Here at the edge of Alamo Creek, Gilberto Luna raised a large family in this small house called a jacal (hah-KAHL). Built from rock, earth, and plant fiber, the dwelling was well adapted to desert conditions: notice a dramatic temperature difference as you step inside. Luna irrigated the land he farmed with floodwater diverted from the nearby creek.

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Gilberto Luna built this jacal and lived here until 1947, when he died at the age of 108. Luna was well-known and respected among the residents of the Big Bend.

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Jacal construction is sometimes called "wattle and daub." To weatherproof the structure, Luna applied mud plaster to latticework walls of cane grass and ocotillo.

[Espa?ol]
El Jacal de Luna
Aqu? al bordo de Alamo Creek, Gilberto Luna cri? una gran familia grande en esta casa peque?a conocida como un jacal. Construida de piedra, tierra, y fibra vegetal, la morada estaba bien adaptada a las condiciones del desierto. Note la gran diferencia de temperatura cuando entre. Luna regaba la tierra que cultivaba con el aguas de inundaci?n que eran desviadas de un riachuelo cercano.

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Gilberto Luna construy? este jacal y vivi? aqu? hasta 1947, cuando muri? a la edad de 108. Luna fue muy conocido y respetado entre los residentes de Big Bend.

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La construcci?n de un jacal es algunas veces conocido como el bajareque. Para proteger la construcci?n del mal tiempo, Luna cubri? las paredes enrejadas de grama de ca?a y ocotillo con un emplasto de barro.
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HM NumberHM10H9
Series This marker is part of the The Comanche Trail into Mexico series
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Date Added Tuesday, September 2nd, 2014 at 6:10pm PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)13R E 642416 N 3232761
Decimal Degrees29.21560000, -103.53485000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 29° 12.936', W 103° 32.091'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds29° 12' 56.16" N, 103° 32' 5.46" W
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Area Code(s)432
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 101-199 Unnamed Road, Big Bend National Park TX 79834, US
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