Hacienda San Pedro

Hacienda San Pedro is a historic landmark located in the municipality of General Zuazua, in the northeastern Mexican state of Nuevo León, the site served as a hacienda and a fort against Native American raids in the region.

The oldest property information related to Hacienda San Pedro date from 1666, it was owned by several Spanish families, its history is bound to Valle de las Salinas (Salinas Valley) colonization in the former New Kingdom of León.

[1][2] An irrigation ditch from Salinas river was used for watering plots of ground, where people grew corn, sugar cane, grapevine, vegetables and fruit trees;and also raised cattle, goats and sheep.

[3] In 1984 the Autonomous University of Nuevo León acquired Hacienda San Pedro central place, beginning the rehabilitation works in April 1986.

It has a service of guide visit, library with books about history of northeastern Mexico, galleries of historic and artistic exposures.