Hacienda Azucarera la Esperanza

Hacienda Azucarera La Esperanza
Hacienda Azucarera la Esperanza in 2023
Location of Hacienda Azucarera la Esperanza in Manatí, Puerto Rico
Nearest cityManatí, Puerto Rico
Area917 hectares (2,265 acres)
NRHP reference No.76002190
No parameter No.2000-(RN)-20-JP-SH
Significant dates
Added to NRHPAugust 11, 1976
Designated No parameterDecember 21, 2000

Hacienda Azucarera La Esperanza (Spanish for "La Esperanza sugarcane plantation") is a former 917-hectare (2,265-acre) sugarcane plantation located in the Manatí river valley in the municipality of Manatí, Puerto Rico. Founded in the 1830s, by the 1860s, it was one of the largest in the island. It remained operational from 1830 to 1880.