80. Note the resemblance between this technique and the function of foundation stones. Halseth, "Report of Repairs," pp. 10-12.

81. "There is no heading for the nave of this church, because its adornment is so soulless that I consider it unnecessary to describe anything so dead. Nevertheless, although its chief resemblance is to a culverin because of its length and narrowness, it also resembles a wine cellar, and it contains two poor benches provided by Father Fray Sebastian Fernandez." Domínguez, The Missions , p. 115.

82. Kubler, The Religious Architecture , p. 34. Ivey, however, stressed the importance of block and tackle in church construction: "It is frequently forgotten that such equipment was known to virtually every Spaniard in the New World, since all had arrived there on board ships with innumerable pulleys, winches, and other lifting devices in constant use." He dismissed Kubler's interpretation that one nave wall's greater thickness was due to its use as a lifting surface: "Shear legs or some similar system of lifting had to have been used in the construction of the Salinas missions, contrary to the statements of George Kubler." Most of the beams had intricate carvings and were finished before they were installed. "If finished beams had been rolled to a wall top and then dragged into position, as depicted by Kubler, they would have been extensively damaged on the finished surfaces and edges. Instead they had to be lifted clear of the walls and lowered into position." Ivey, In the Midst of Loneliness .

83. Bunting and Conron, "The Architecture of Northern New Mexico," p. 27.

84. Hesse, "The Missions of Cochití and Santo Domingo, N.M.," p. 27.