Hacienda Azucarera La Esperanza | |
Nearest city | Manatí, Puerto Rico |
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Area | 2,265 acres (917 ha) |
NRHP reference No. | 76002190[1] |
RNSZH No. | 2000-(RN)-20-JP-SH |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | August 11, 1976 |
Designated RNSZH | December 21, 2000 |
Hacienda Azucarera La Esperanza (Spanish for "La Esperanza sugarcane plantation") is a former 2265-acre sugarcane plantation located in the Manatí river valley in the municipality of Manatí, Puerto Rico which was founded in the 1830s and, by the 1860s, was one of the largest in the island. It remained operational from 1830 to 1880.[2]