hacienda
thumb|right|250px|Hacienda Lealtad is a working coffee hacienda which used slave labor in the 19th century, located in [[Lares, Puerto Rico.]]
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18 sectionsContents
- Origins and growth
- Personnel
- South American haciendas
- Chile
- Other locations
- Philippines
- Puerto Rico
- Other meanings
- Notable haciendas
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Further reading
- General
- Haciendas in Mexico
- Haciendas in Puerto Rico
- South America
- External links
thumb|right|250px|Hacienda Lealtad is a working coffee hacienda which used slave labor in the 19th century, located in [[Lares, Puerto Rico.]]
A hacienda ( or ; or ) is an estate (or finca), similar to a Roman latifundium, in Spain and the former Spanish Empire. With origins in Andalusia, haciendas were variously plantations (perhaps including animals or orchards), mines or factories, with many haciendas combining these activities. The word is derived from Spanish hacer (to make, from Latin facere) and haciendo (making), referring to productive business enterprises.