0 in the US, a part of a city where poor, mainly Spanish-speaking people live --
1 in the US, a part of a city where mainly Spanish-speaking people live --
On paper, the grassroots level of decision-making and management in the camps resides at al-hayy (neighbourhood or barrio), each composed of about 200 tents.
I sent for one of the alcaldes de barrio and told him my wishes.
If barrio leaders were gaoled or excessively fined, they retaliated by blocking labour demands or disappearing.
Material in the municipal archive gives no evidence of open hostility on the part of barrio communities.
In archival and newspaper sources barrio people appear as flickering shadows.
Barrio people had certainly contributed to the fight against this form of labour service.
After the war, the town was forced to accept a legal re-classification of barrio lands.
The ability of the ayuntamiento, the barrio, and the patronym group to carry out their functions became entirely dependent on the goodwill of their constituencies.
