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Mondragon Burro Tale and Agua Viva Ranch Growth
In Taos Canyon the Mondragon 80 acre homestead grew into Agua Viva Ranch as Meliton Mondragon tended fields and Jelas the burro became a legend. The narrator recalls meeting Trinidad Mondragon, building rooms, and the grand mother cooking as oats lure ends in tragedy. Details of early signs, menu prices, and Sunday dinners with Taos locals frame the ranch’s 1920s rise and the road to broader reach.
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Martinez
Agua Viva Ranch
Taos Canyon
Meliton Mondragon
DeLongs
Trinidad Mondragon
Kansas City
Jélas
Meliton
Burro
Daddy
Shady Brook
Virginia
Hills Bros