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HACIENDA
DE
SANTA
MÓNICA
Hacienda
de
Santa
Mónica
was
a
center
for
production,
milling
and
storing
of
grains,
during
the
rule
of
the
Viceroys
in
The
New
Spain.
It
was
bought
in
1573
by
the
Convent
of
San
Agustín
in
Mexico
City.
The
Agustinians
carved
in
stone
the
emblem
of
their
Order
and
the
year
of
the
foundation
of
the
Hacienda,
right
at
the
entrance
of
the
mill;
and
named
it
in
honor
of
the
mother
of
Saint
Agustin:
Saint
Monica,
patron
saint
of
their
Order.
For
over
a
century,
the
Hacienda
was
under
their
management.
During
that
time
they
acquired
several
adjacent
plots
of
land,
and
the
property
expanded;
they
set
up
a
watering
system
and
turned
it
into
the
main
corn
and
wheat
flour
provider
for
the
Capital
of
the
Viceroyalty.
After
this
period
of
time,
it
was
owned
by
a
succession
of
different
land
owners,
until
1764,
when
it
was
bought
by
José
González
Calderón,
a
wealthy
merchant,
of
the
Order
of
the
Knights
of
Santiago.
The
Hacienda
de
Santa
Monica
became
a
very
prosperous
property:
it
had
eleven
barns
for
grain
storing,
both
corn
and
wheat.
During
the
War
of
Independence,
the
Hacienda
was
immersed
in
a
severe
crisis.
In
1947
Antonio
Haghenbeck
y
de
la
Lama
bought
the
Hacienda
from
Mr.
Octavio
Avilés
Liceaga.
It
has
two
hectares
made
up
of
gardens,
known
as
“the
orchard
of
the
pear
trees”
and
the
“garden
of
the
yucca
tree”.
Antonio
Haghenbeck
restored
it
to
its
past
beauty
and,
true
to
his
own
tradition,
made
use
of
the
rubble
from
the
demolition
to
build
a
monumental
fireplace
in
the
mill,
some
pillars
and
a
majestic
marble
staircase;
while
the
garden
was
transformed
into
a
romantic
style
garden
by
a
variety
of
sculptures.
He
decorated
the
chambers
and
halls
in
the
first
floor,
just
as
he
had
done
in
the
Casa
de
la
Bola,
according
to
the
style
of
the
mansions
of
the
XIX
Century:
he
covered
the
walls
with
damasks,
hung
stylish
curtains,
European
tapestries,
chandeliers,
paintings,
mirrors
and
pieces
of
furniture
in
a
wide
variety
of
styles.
The
Hacienda
also
had
a
small
church
that
currently
functions
as
the
local
parish
church
and
communal
store.
