Question

What were the haciendas that were created in Latin America?

A.
small farms owned by Spanish families who came to Latin America

B.
small villages built by indigenous peoples living in Latin America

C.
large churches built by the Spanish in order to spread Christianity

D.
large plantations owned by Spanish and usually worked by slaves

Answer 1

D

Haciendas were large estates or plantations in Spanish America, typically owned by Spanish landlords and worked by indigenous laborers, peons, or enslaved people depending on time and place.