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Mobile's population had increased from around 40,000 people in 1900 to 60,000 by 1920. [6] Between 1940 and 1943, over 89,000 people moved into Mobile to work for war effort industries. [7] By 1956 the city limits had tripled to accommodate growth. The city lost many of its historic buildings during urban renewal in the 1960s and 1970s. This ...
The San Miguel tunnel, which was opportunistically rechristened as Porfirio Díaz tunnel, was extended, rails were laid on which the mule-drawn ore cars could be rolled, a new bridge was built across the river to bring the ore to the smelter at the Hacienda for processing. New motorized equipment was also installed at the processing plant.
Hacienda La Higuera; Hacienda La Sauceda; Hacienda La Villita; Hacienda San Antonio Matute founded in 1749; Hacienda San Ignacio; Hacienda Jayamitla; Hacienda San Juan de los Arcos; Hacienda San José del Refugio; Hacienda San José de Miravalle founded in 1870; Hacienda San Miguel; Hacienda San Nicolás; Hacienda Santa María de la Huerta ...
A typical scene in the Chihuahua desert. The Sánchez Navarro ranch (1765–1866) in Mexico was the largest privately owned estate or latifundio in Latin America. At its maximum extent, the Sánchez Navarro family owned more than 67,000 square kilometres (16,500,000 acres) of land, an area almost as large as the Republic of Ireland and larger than the American state of West Virginia.
The site is a 340-acre former maguey producing hacienda located in the municipality of San Miguel de Allende, about 40 minutes outside of the city proper. [1] [2] There are three main buildings, a main house, a chapel and dormitories. The main house holds a large dining facility, class and meeting rooms, library, a game room/bar and more.
Salvatierra (Spanish: [salβaˈtjera] ⓘ) is a Mexican city (and municipality) located in the valley of Huatzindeo in the lowlands of the state of Guanajuato.It is rich in civil and religious architecture; haciendas, bridges, convents and large houses surrounded in tradition and history.
The other well-known hacienda of the area is San Miguel Regla, which is located just outside the town of Huasca, in a community also called San Miguel Regla. This hacienda was constructed by Romero in the 18th century and is also dedicated to mining. [4] [12] The hacienda conserves many of its structures such as the five-meter stone perimeter ...
The Tarlac Training Center, along Hacienda Luisita Road (San Miguel, Capehan, Balite, Lourdes, Central and Mapalacsiao, Tarlac City). In 1957, the owners of the Tabacalera decided to sell Hacienda Luisita as well as the sugar mill, Central Azucarera de Tarlac (CAT), because of the Hukbalahap rebels who were causing them problems. [1]