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  2. Hacienda - Wikipedia

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    Hacienda Lealtad is a working coffee hacienda which used slave labor in the 19th century, located in Lares, Puerto Rico. [1]A hacienda (UK: / ˌ h æ s i ˈ ɛ n d ə / HASS-ee-EN-də or US: / ˌ h ɑː s i ˈ ɛ n d ə / HAH-see-EN-də; Spanish: or ) is an estate (or finca), similar to a Roman latifundium, in Spain and the former Spanish Empire.

  3. Architecture of Mexico - Wikipedia

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    The integration of art and architecture became a constant in Mexican modern architecture, which can be seen in the courtyard of the Anthropology Museum (c. 1963–65) in Mexico City, by Pedro Ramírez Vázquez. Another side of Mexican modern architecture is represented in the work of Luis Barragán.

  4. List of haciendas of Yucatán - Wikipedia

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    Hacienda de San Juan Bautista Tabi, no article, but mentions the hacienda here Oxkutzcab; Hacienda San Juan Dzonot; Hacienda San Lorenzo de Aké, this appears to be on the Mayan site, but talks briefly about the hacienda and has photos Aké; Hacienda de San Mateo de la Zarca; Hacienda San Miguel, there is nothing about this place on the Spanish ...

  5. Hacienda Demiñho - Wikipedia

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    Hacienda Demiñho (also known as Deminyo) is located near Tunititlán in the Chilcuautla municipality in the state of Hidalgo in central Mexico.An extensive former Spanish plantation, it relied on cattle ranching, agriculture production, and property rental to become one of the most important haciendas in the Mezquital Valley region.

  6. List of World Heritage Sites in Mexico - Wikipedia

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    This serial site comprises the Mexican part of the route, in the length of 1,400 km (870 mi), with an ensemble of 59 properties, such as mines, towns, former convents, bridges, and former haciendas. Five sites on the route are listed as independent World Heritage Sites. The city of Durango is pictured. [37]

  7. Rancho Guajome Adobe - Wikipedia

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    Rancho Guajome Adobe is a historic 19th-century hacienda (and now a historic house museum) in Rancho Guajome Adobe County Park, on North Santa Fe Avenue in Vista in San Diego County, California. Built in 1852–53, it is a well-preserved but late example of Spanish-Mexican colonial architecture, and was designated a National Historic Landmark ...

  8. Haciendas of Yucatán - Wikipedia

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    Haciendas of Yucatán were agricultural organizations that emerged primarily in the 18th century. They had a late onset in Yucatán compared with the rest of Mexico because of geographical, ecological and economical reasons, particularly the poor quality of the soil and lack of water to irrigate farms.

  9. Hacienda Chichén - Wikipedia

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    Hacienda Chichén is located within the ancient Maya city of Chichen Itza, in the county of Tinum, Yucatán, Mexico. It was one of the first haciendas established in Yucatán and was in ruins by 1847. Edward Herbert Thompson, U.S. consul in Yucatán, purchased Hacienda Chichén, including the archaeological site visited today in 1894.