1942 Map of Central La Plata

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The agricultural heartland of western Puerto Rico is captured here in the late 1930s, defined by the winding course of the Rio Grande de Anasco and the Rio Culebrinas. The landscape is a mosaic of traditional landholdings, with numerous haciendas such as Hacienda Morales, Hacienda Lamberti, and Hacienda Esperanza anchoring the local economy. These sites, along with Finca San Miguel, reflect the rural social structure of the era before mid-century industrialization changed the island's interior.