Hacienda

Hacienda is the German spelling for span hacienda, an estate in Latin America. The size of a hacienda varies regionally strong, but can cover an area of several thousand hectares. Between the workers and the owner, the hacendado, there is often an informal relationship of dependency.

Other sources, however, know to report that the term hacienda rather refers to the livestock on a ranch.

Main features

• Owner leased only his country, but lives in the city ( absenteeism )
• Land was formerly mostly run by Indians
• Management by hierarchically ordered system ( managers, sub-managers, foremen, workers, tenants and subtenants )
• Indians had to pay taxes to the owner and we were given a piece of land
• Cattle ranching and farming