Resumen

GOYAS MEJIA, Ramón. The Hacienda de Ciénega in the Alcaldía Mayor of La Barca during the Viceroyalty: from Small Livestock-raising to Tenant Farming. Relac. Estud. hist. soc. [online]. 2012, vol.33, n.131, pp.245-282. ISSN 2448-7554.

During the Viceroyalty, various estates (latifundia) were established in the province of Poncitlán and La Barca. Their principal economic activity was small livestock-raising. This study presents an analytical overview of 300 years of the history of the Hacienda de Ciénega that focuses on its conformation and the economic transformations it underwent prior to its dissolution in the 19^th century.

Palabras llave : estates; Hacienda de Ciénega; small livestock-raising; Highlands of Jalisco; Nueva Galicia.