hacienda
Latin American ranch
A hacienda is a large estate or plantation, especially in Spanish-speaking regions of the Americas.
The term evokes colonial-era agricultural operations with sprawling lands, often including a substantial main house.
In contemporary use, hacienda may describe any large rural property with Spanish architectural influence: They converted the old hacienda into a boutique hotel.
Enclosed open-air space
- adobeSun-dried clay bricks
- stuccoDecorative wall plaster
- terracottaFired reddish-brown ceramic
- arcadeArched passageway or gaming hall
veranda · loggia · portico · balustrade · colonnade · facade · cornice · pilaster
Large, stately home
- villaStately country residence
- groundsBasis for justification
- propertySomething owned or inherent
- residencePlace one inhabits
landholding · manor house · great house · main house · demesne · homestead · compound · ancestral home
Large-scale farming operation
- cultivationFostering growth through care
- harvestGathering mature crops
- cropsCultivated plants for harvest
- irrigationArtificial water supply for agriculture
orchard · vineyard · agave · sugarcane · coffee · cacao · sisal · tobacco
Forced indigenous labor grant
- conquistadorSpanish colonial soldier-explorer
- viceroyaltyTerritory under delegated sovereignty
- missionPurpose-driven task
- Latin AmericaRomance-speaking Western Hemisphere
mestizo · indigenous · peonage · land grant · creole · debt bondage · repartimiento · Mexican Revolution
courtyard
Enclosed open-air space
- adobeSun-dried clay bricks
- stuccoDecorative wall plaster
- terracottaFired reddish-brown ceramic
arcade · veranda · loggia · portico · balustrade · colonnade · facade · cornice · pilaster · lintel
mansion
Large, stately home
residence · landholding · manor house · great house · main house · demesne · homestead · compound · ancestral home · landed
plantation
Large-scale farming operation
- cultivationFostering growth through care
- harvestGathering mature crops
- cropsCultivated plants for harvest
irrigation · orchard · vineyard · agave · sugarcane · coffee · cacao · sisal · tobacco · maize
encomienda
Forced indigenous labor grant
- conquistadorSpanish colonial soldier-explorer
- viceroyaltyTerritory under delegated sovereignty
- missionPurpose-driven task
Latin America · mestizo · indigenous · peonage · land grant · creole · debt bondage · repartimiento · Mexican Revolution · agrarian reform
cattle
Domesticated bovines kept commercially
horses · pasture · branding · herding · rodeo · saddle · grazing · stables · stockyard · rancho
haciendasmallholding
Small cultivated land parcel
subsistence farm · tenant farm · family farm · communal land · commune
- hacienda styleSpanish ranch estate design