Hacienda San Antonio de Petrel

Hacienda San Antonio de Petrel was a Chilean hacienda located between Topocalma and Nilahue, in current Pichilemu, O'Higgins Region.[1]

Barracks of the old San Antonio de Petrel hacienda.

It was created in 1611 by Bartolomé de Rojas y Puebla, who owned the terrains, and who later bought more lands nearby. San Antonio de Petrel's main activity that century was the animal breeding.[1]

In the following years, San Antonio de Petrel's income was generated by the production of leather, jerky, soles, tallow, cordovan, and animal breeding.[1]

San Antonio de Petrel is located 18 kilometres (11 mi) east of Pichilemu.[2] Its current owner is Francisco Javier Errázuriz Talavera.[3]

References
  1. "Actividades Económicas". Pro-O'Higgins (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 6 March 2012. Retrieved 1 September 2010.
  2. Astaburuaga Cienfuegos, Francisco, ed. (1899). "Petrel" . Diccionario Geográfico de la República de Chile (Geographic Dictionary of the Republic of Chile) (in Spanish).
  3. Arraño Acevedo, José (10 October 1999). "Pichilemu: cantos de puetas". El Rancagüino (in Spanish). Rancagua, Chile: Sociedad Informativa Regional. p. 21.


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