San Antonio de Petrel

For the writer known as "Don Antonio de Petrel", see Antonio Saldías. Not to be confused with Petrel, Pichilemu, a village located near the hacienda.

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

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]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Actividades Económicas" (in Spanish). Pro-O'Higgins. http://www.pro-ohiggins.cl/libro/cuerpo/2_2_3.html. Retrieved 1 September 2010. 
  2. ^ Petrel entry at Diccionario Geográfico de la República de Chile (1899) at Wikisource, by Francisco Astaburuaga Cienfuegos. (Spanish)