An encampment or settlement, especially a temporary military camp or gathering place in colonial regions.
From Spanish 'arrayal' or 'arraya,' derived from 'raya' (line or stripe), referring to arranged rows of tents or dwellings. The term was common in Spanish colonial America for temporary settlements.
Spanish colonists used this term to describe the organized tent cities they established during explorations and military campaigns—the word itself reveals how colonial forces valued order and geometric precision in their occupation strategies.
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