The purpose of the farms in America during the colonialism was to take the great lands (some even had about a million hectares) and put them to produce money in every way possible.
They started as the farms and houses of rich people who felt the need of expanding the dimension of their lands so that they could aboard a bigger diversity of businesses. The problem with this is that these land-owners took the lands from the poor people by bribing the authorities.
With the advantage of having lands with such size, these land owners got what they wanted: to have many businesses. Some haciendas had such a diverse market that they made and sold soaps, tobacco, leather and cheese between much others now that the “ Dueños eran hacendados, mineros burócratas y comerciantes” (Colombia: imagenes de su diversidad pg 105).
Although, many haciendas focused on a single product and made wide companies to sell it, the products normally came from huge harvests and it was all in charge of the slaves whose work hours were inhumane.
The haciendas were also a sign of elegancy and money, which placed the land owner high in the society.
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