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Spanglish Dictionary
People’s Initials:
- A.A.H. - Aileen Anne Hay (daughter of: F.O.H.; m: Carless)
- A.B.L. - Alan Balfour Lea Lawson (Audrey’s younger brother)
- A.J.S. - Alexander J. Sykes (“Sikey”, friend of the family)
- C.T. - Claire Traill (Claire, m: Jim Olditch)
- D.B.F. - Doris B. Faber (friend of the family? b.1902)
- D.T. - Daphne Traill (Daphne, m: Tom Willans)
- E.A.T. - Evelyn Audrey Traill (Audrey; neé Lawson)
- F.O.H. - Florence Olga Hay (neé Dickinson; J.E.T. aunt)
- G.A.T. - Gertrude Agnes Traill (Agnes, m: Sidebotham)
- J.A.E.T. - Johnny Traill (first cousin to Joe), a 10 handicap
- J.E.T. - Joseph Edmund Traill (Joe), a 9 handicap
- O.B.B. - Olga Blanch Benitz - neé Horner (aka: Chitty), wife of Alfred A. Benitz
- R.E.T. - Ronald Edmund Traill (Ronald)
- R.R.T. - Ralph Robert Traill, Dr. (Rafe, Joe's brother)
- R.S.T. - Richmond Campbell Shakespear Traill (Dick)
- R.T. - Roy Traill (Roy)
- R.W.T. - Robert W. Traill (Bob), a 10 handicap
People:
(List yet to be created)
Places - estancias mentioned (in Santa Fé province):
- Chirú - Traill family estancia managed by Joe Traill, next to Traill village, 10 km. ENE of San Jorge.
- El Albión - estancia 10 km north of Las Rosas town
- El Injerto - Roberts family estancia, managed by George Roberts, south of San Jorge town
- La California - estancia managed by Willie A. Benitz, 5+km. south east of Las Rosas
- La Porteña - Miles family estancia, managed by John Miles, 10 km. west of El Trebol
- Las Limpias - Traill family estancia managed by Johnny Traill (JAET), SE of San Jorge
- Las Taperitas - Traill family estancia immediately NW of El Trebol town
- Las Tres Lagunas - (the TL) Alfred A. Benitz’s estancia next to south of Las Rosas.
- Los Cardos - Brown family estancia, next to the town of Los Cardos
Town names: When the local railroad branch was built in the 1880s, most of the stations were named
after the estancias on which they were established. In this area of Santa Fé many of the estancias were founded
by British families, resulting in (going north): Las Rosas (The Roses), Los Cardos (The Thistles), El Trebol. (the Clover),
and San Jorge (Saint George). Traill village is on a different railroad (a trunk railroad to NW Argentina), 10-15 km. east of San Jorge.
Places mentioned (in Córdoba province):
- Cruz Chica - village immediately north of La Cumbre.
- Cruz Grande - valley, ravine, and village north of Cruz Chica. And, the summer home of John E. Benitz in same valley.
- El Rincón - summer home of Alfred & Olga Benitz, in the Cruz Grande valley. (Joe & Audrey Traill visited regularly).
- Greystone - summer home of William & Clara Benitz, in the village of Los Cocos, 3-5 km. north of Cruz Grande.
- La Josefina - retirement home of Josephine Benitz, in the Cruz Grande valley, between the homes of sons Alfred & John.
- La Cumbre - resort town on the west slopes of the Sierras Chicas, popular summer resort & British retirement community.
- Los Algarrobos - John E. Benitz’s estancia, south of Monte Buey in SE Córdoba prov.
- Reydon - popular hotel & resort in Cruz Chica.
- Sierras Chicas - the N-S ridge of low mountains in Córdoba province, immediately west of Córdoba city.
- Sierras Grandes - the N-S ridge of higher mountains in Córdoba province, parallel west of the Sierras Chicas.
Polo Clubs:
- Chapadmalal
- Hurlingham
- Las Rosas
- Los Laureles
- North Santa Fé
- Santa Inés
- Venado Tuerto