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Businessman Malcolm Forbes purchased the Trinchera Ranch in 1969 and the Blanca Ranch in 1982 and sub-divided parts of the ranches into lots for sale. In 2004, the Forbes family donated a conservation easement of 80,000 acres (320 km 2 ) acres of the Blanca Ranch and in 2007 sold both ranches, consisting of 171,400 acres (694 km 2 ) to hedge ...
The company was founded in 1989 and incorporated in Puerto Rico. [4] It 1991 the company had 1,000 acres in process of development. [3]In 2001, Martex Farms bought Fruits International’s Pango Mango brand for an amount believed to be worth "several million dollars."
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.
Sep. 3—If you're in the market for a large ranch in New Mexico, these three properties that are for sale offer unique opportunities for buyers. 736 Upham Rd Located just five miles from ...
Although silver mining brought many Spaniards to Mexico and silver was the largest single export from New Spain, agriculture was extremely important.There were far more people working in agriculture, not only producing subsistence crops for individual households and small-scale producers for local markets, but also commercial agriculture on large estates to supply Spanish cities.
The Maxwell Land grant has an area of 1,714,765 acres (6,939.41 km 2) in New Mexico and southern Colorado.The grant lands measure almost 60 miles (97 km) from north to south and 50 miles (80 km) from east to west, reaching from the Great Plains to the crest of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains.
Nevertheless, encroachments on Pueblo land occurred. The sale of grant lands to non-Pueblos was permitted, but with restrictions. [16] When the United States acquired New Mexico, it initially regarded the Pueblos as full citizens and not entitled to any special protection. Encroachment on and sales of Pueblo land continued into the 20th century.
By the early 20th century, the family controlled 50 haciendas and ranches throughout the state with a total extension in excess of 8 million acres (28,000 km 2), although some sources estimate their holdings at 15 million acres. [1] They owned more than 1 million head of cattle, 225,000 sheep, 250,000 horses and 50,000 mules.