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An estancia or estância is a large, private plot of land used for farming or raising cattle or sheep. Estancias are located in the southern South American grasslands of Chilean and Argentine Patagonia , while the pampas , have historically been estates used to raise livestock, such as cattle or sheep.
Estancia is a town in Torrance County, New Mexico, United States. As of the 2020 census, the town population was 1,242. It is the county seat of Torrance County. [4]
An "estancia" was a similar type of food farm. An estancia differed from an hacienda in terms of crop types handled, target market, machinery used, and size. An estancia, during Spanish colonial times in Puerto Rico (1508 [55] – 1898), [a] was a plot of land used for cultivating "frutos menores" (minor crops). [56]
Estancia (ɛsˈtanʃa), officially the Municipality of Estancia (Hiligaynon: Banwa sang Estancia, Tagalog: Bayan ng Estancia), is a municipality in the province of Iloilo, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 53,200 people.
Estancia was also the name of the houses or “cottages” where the vaqueros (cowherds) would gather. [60] Hacienda Atenco, in the Toluca Valley, the oldest operating cattle ranch in the world, renowned for its fighting bulls, founded in 1528.
Torrance County is a county located in the center of the U.S. state of New Mexico.As of the 2020 census, the population was 15,045. [1] The county seat is Estancia. [2]The geographic center of New Mexico is located in Torrance County, southwest of the Village of Willard, [3] and in 2010, the center of population of New Mexico was located in Torrance County, near Manzano. [4]
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Estancia is a Spanish term referencing a large rural estate. It may also refer to: Places. Estancia, New Mexico; Estancia, Iloilo; Estância, Sergipe; Estância Velha;