Historical Background

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Carlos Vasallo Hacienda - 88001848

North side view of Carlos Vasallo Hacienda, also known as Don Oscar Nevárez Hacienda and Río Nuevo Hacienda, in the coastal town of Dorado. The wooden house is a one-level building on brick stilts with a hipped roof made of wood and zinc. Bordering the house is a balcony with a concrete railing and pillars holding the roof with some exposed beams. Also, several wooden double-leaf doors crowned with transoms are visible; some are broken or deteriorated. Although constructions in this area have been documented since 1511 when Juan Ponce de León settled there, the exact date of this construction is not known; it is estimated between 1849-1861.

Milking Barn

Milking barn with zinc gabled roofing supported by beams and pillars. Milking machines can be seen as well as two men milking cows. There is vegetation in the surrounding areas.

Carlos Vasallo Hacienda - 88001848

View of Carlos Vasallo Hacienda, also known as Don Oscar Nevárez Hacienda, and Río Nuevo Hacienda, in the coastal town of Dorado. The wooden house is a one-level building on brick stilts with a hipped roof made of wood and zinc. Bordering the house is a balcony with a side staircase and a concrete railing supported by concrete pillars that hold its roof. Also, several wooden double-leaf doors crowned with transoms are visible. A wooden ranch with a hipped roof without walls is seen on the far left. Although constructions in this area have been documented since 1511 when Juan Ponce de León settled there, the exact date of this construction is not known; it is estimated between 1849-1861.

Carlos Vasallo Hacienda - 88001848

View from inside the balcony of Carlos Vasallo Hacienda, also known as Don Oscar Nevárez Hacienda and Río Nuevo Hacienda, in the coastal town of Dorado. The house is one-level in wood and concrete with a wood and zinc roof. The balcony is surrounded by a concrete railing supported by concrete pillars. Also, the floor is covered with cement tiles. Several wooden double-leaf doors crowned with transoms are also visible. Although constructions in this area have been documented since 1511 when Juan Ponce de León settled there, the exact date of this construction is not known; it is estimated between 1849-1861.

Carlos Vasallo Hacienda - 88001848

Side view of Carlos Vasallo Hacienda, also known as Don Oscar Nevárez Hacienda and Río Nuevo Hacienda, in the coastal town of Dorado. The wooden house is a one-level building on brick stilts with a hipped roof made of wood and zinc. Bordering the house is a balcony with a side staircase and concrete railing supported by concrete pillars. The balcony ceiling shows exposed beams and several wood and glass double-leaf doors topped with transoms. Although constructions in this area have been documented since 1511 when Juan Ponce de León settled there, the exact date of this construction is not known; it is estimated between 1849-1861.

Carlos Vasallo Hacienda - 88001848

View from inside the balcony of Carlos Vasallo Hacienda, also known as Don Oscar Nevárez Hacienda and Río Nuevo Hacienda, in the coastal town of Dorado. The house is one-level in wood and concrete. The interior spaces are filled with rubble and divided by a semicircular wooden piece of furniture; three semicircular arches are supported by columns and storage spaces in the lower part. On the back walls are several framed wooden doors and windows crowned with wooden transoms. Although constructions in this area have been documented since 1511 when Juan Ponce de León settled there, the exact date of this construction is not known; it is estimated between 1849-1861.

Carlos Vasallo Hacienda - 88001848

Close-up view of Carlos Vasallo Hacienda, also known as Don Oscar Nevárez Hacienda, and Río Nuevo Hacienda in the coastal town of Dorado. The house is one-level in wood and concrete. Bordering the house is a balcony with stairs and a concrete railing supported by concrete pillars. Several wooden double-leaf doors crowned with transoms are also visible. Although constructions in this area have been documented since 1511 when Juan Ponce de León settled there, the exact date of this construction is not known; it is estimated between 1849-1861.

Carlos Vasallo Hacienda - 88001848

View of Carlos Vasallo Hacienda, also known as Don Oscar Nevárez Hacienda and Río Nuevo Hacienda, in the coastal town of Dorado. The wooden house is a one-level building on brick stilts with a hipped roof made of wood and zinc. Bordering the house is a balcony with a concrete railing supported by concrete pillars. Behind the house stands a chimney built of brick. Although constructions in this area have been documented since 1511 when Juan Ponce de León settled there, the exact date of this construction is not known; it is estimated between 1849-1861.

A Man with a Horse and a Pig.

A man can be seen in front of a horse and a pig. Behind them is a building with boundary walls in the entrance, one of the boundary walls has railings. Another man can partially be observed.

Carlos Vasallo Hacienda - 88001848

View of the chimney of Carlos Vasallo Hacienda, also known as Don Oscar Nevárez Hacienda and Río Nuevo Hacienda, in the coastal town of Dorado. The chimney rises upwards and is built of plastered brick. Although constructions in this area have been documented since 1511 when Juan Ponce de León settled there, the exact date of this construction is not known; it is estimated between 1849-1861.