haciendado
Americannoun
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haciendados
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“How could I be otherwise?” cried the Spaniard, holding out his hand to the noble haciendado.
From Wood Rangers The Trappers of Sonora by Mayne Reid
The grandmother of Billie Bernard had been the daughter of a Spanish haciendado who was also an officer in the army of Mexico.
From The Treasure Trail A Romance of the Land of Gold and Sunshine by Robert Wesley Amick
“Don Estevan de Arechiza, the Duke of Armada, is no more,” said the haciendado; “both you and I have lost a dear and noble friend.”
From Wood Rangers The Trappers of Sonora by Mayne Reid
“Well,” said the haciendado, smiling, “this is another proof of happiness, is it not?”
From Wood Rangers The Trappers of Sonora by Mayne Reid
“Well, and the young man,” interrupted the haciendado, who was almost as much moved as the daughter, on hearing these sad events, “what became of him?”
From Wood Rangers The Trappers of Sonora by Mayne Reid
As the boat draws near he makes out a man, dressed in semi-Californian costume, such as is worn by the higher class of haciendados.
From The Flag of Distress A Story of the South Sea by Mayne Reid
During the halts, the rich haciendados coveting the fine steeds of Kentucky—colossal when compared with their own gingery jennets—offered freely for them.
From The Guerilla Chief And other Tales by Mayne Reid
They were attachments to the grand Cafés, or Exchanges, that in Mexican cities take the place of our clubs—serving as places of rendezvous for the haciendados, and higher class of commerciantes.
From The Bandolero A Marriage among the Mountains by Mayne Reid
We found the English haciendados worthy of their reputation.
From The Guerilla Chief And other Tales by Mayne Reid
His numbers were being continually increased, but he was obviously in great need of money, and had already begun to make forced requisitions on the haciendados and the Indians.
From Swift and Sure by Herbert Strang
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