Walnut Canyon dwellings.
One hundred and seven miles south of Montezuma Castle, near Roosevelt, Ariz., is Tonto National Monument, where other cliff dwellings may be seen.
Administration
Montezuma Castle National Monument is administered by the National Park Service of the U. S. Department of the Interior. A superintendent, whose address is Camp Verde, Ariz., is in immediate charge.
Glossary of Spanish and Indian Words
| Apache | (Uh-PATCH-ee) | Indian | Nomadic and warlike Indians of the American Southwest. |
| Aztec | (AS-tec) | Indian | Indians of central Mexico. Early settlers thought Aztecs had built Montezuma Castle and other ruins in the Southwest. |
| Espejo, Antonio de | (Es-PAY-ho, On-TON-eeyo day) | Spanish | Spanish explorer who visited central Arizona in 1583. |
| Hohokam | (Ho-ho-KAHM) | Indian | Early Indian inhabitants of the Verde Valley. |
| Hopi | (HO-pee) | Indian | A Pueblo Indian tribe of northeastern Arizona. |
| Kiva | (KEE-vuh) | Indian | Ceremonial chamber or room. |
| Mano | (MAH-no) | Spanish | Hand; applied to grinding stone held in hand. |
| Mesa | (MAY-suh) | Spanish | Table; hence a tableland. |
| Mescal | (Mess-KAHL) | Spanish from Indian | A small plant (agave); quids of this plant were chewed as a stimulant. |
| Mesquite | (Mess-KEET) | Spanish from Indian | A spiny tree or bush bearing bean-like pods used for food by Indians. |
| Metate | (Meh-TAH-tay) | Spanish from Indian | A concave grinding stone used for grinding corn. |
| Montezuma | (Mon-teh-ZOO-muh) | Indian | Last Aztec emperor of Mexico. |
| Navajo | (NAW-vuh-ho) | Spanish from Indian | A tribe of seminomadic, herdsmen Indians of the Southwest. Related to the Apaches. |
| Pueblo | (Pooh-EB-lo) | Spanish | Village; hence the Indians who built the large dwellings in the Southwest. Also applied to the dwellings themselves. |
| Sinagua | (Sin-AH-wah) | Spanish | Prehistoric Indians of the Verde Valley who built Montezuma Castle. The word means literally “without water.” |
| Verde | (VER-day) | Spanish | Green; hence Verde Valley. |
| Yavapai | (YAH-vah-pie) | Indian | Indians occupying Verde Valley when it was visited by the Espejo Expedition. Possibly descendents of the Hohokam. |
| Yucca | (YUK-uh) | Spanish, probably from Indian | A desert plant of the lily family with long, fibrous, green leaves and a tall stem bearing a cluster of white blossoms. |
U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 1977 O-244-528
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