Hacienda Azucarera la Esperanza

Hacienda Azucarera La Esperanza
Hacienda Azucarera la Esperanza in 2023
Hacienda Azucarera la Esperanza is located in Puerto Rico
Hacienda Azucarera la Esperanza
Location of Hacienda Azucarera la Esperanza in Manatí, Puerto Rico
Nearest cityManatí, Puerto Rico
Area2,265 acres (917 ha)
NRHP reference No.76002190[1]
RNSZH No.2000-(RN)-20-JP-SH
Significant dates
Added to NRHPAugust 11, 1976
Designated RNSZHDecember 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]

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Hacienda Azucarera la Esperanza". National Park Service. Retrieved August 31, 2020. With accompanying pictures