...Today, latifundia are only found in Latin America and Italy and the term is often extended to describe the haciendas (in Spanish) and fazendas (in Portuguese) of colonial and post-colonial Brazil, Mexico, Venezuela, Uruguay, Cuba, Chile (called latifundio or simply fundo) and Argentina. These originated under colonial law allowing forced labor recruitment and land grants for military services. In post-colonial times, ending the dominance of the latifundia system by implementing agrarian reforms became a popular goal of several governments in the region. Read full entry
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- 1.Latifundia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- Latifundia are pieces of property covering tremendous areas. ... The latifundia were the closest approximation to industrialized agriculture in ...
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- 2.Latifundia: Information from Answers.com
- latifundia latifundia , in Italy, large agricultural estates originating in distributions by lease of ager publicus ( state-owned land') in the early
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In Latin America, a hacienda |
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To explain it as simple as possible, '...a hacienda or latifundia is a huge piece of land'. - |
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Is there a limit to the land I was wondering if it is
illegal in the U.S.A to have a
latifundia, are there any
restrictions on the ammount of
land you can own?
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As long as you've got the money and can afford it, there are not any restrictions on the amount of land you can own. Some western ranches are huge. |
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latifundia- meaning of latin just looking for a definition
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Farm estate. |
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