This term is used to define the person who owns many lands and properties, and who is dedicated to raising livestock. The landowners generally live on their farms, from there they are in charge of managing all the agricultural activities carried out in them. At present, this word is not widely used, but in colonial times it was very common. The hacienda was the place where the landowners resided, a kind of agricultural estate, which was characterized by being large and of great architectural appeal, this model of housing was very common in Spain during colonial times, then it was transferred to America during the time of colonization.
With the arrival of the Spaniards to America, the change of an area that had been made by its inhabitants began to live peacefully on what the land produced, however, the thought of those who came from distant lands went much further, they They wanted to harvest from nature as much production as possible for their trade, and in this way to be able to obtain wealth, it is from that moment that the figure of the landowner makes his appearance.
The landowners were responsible for supplying the region's trade with all its crops: tomato, banana, potato, etc. In addition to supplying other products such as milk, meat, eggs, among others. In this way the small towns that were already founded at the time, could buy the products they needed.
The landowners had a lot of power during the colonial era, the majority were children of Spaniards and belonged to the upper class of society.
