Hacienda Del Río

This hacienda was established in Barrio San Lorenzo of Morovis by Miguel del Rio Diaz (1832-1886), a Spanish immigrant from the village of El Raposo, Oviedo, Asturias, the son of Juan del Rio Melendreras and Dominica Diaz Blanco.  Not much information is available regarding Miguel except that he married Andrea Balbín a native of the town of Arena in the Province of Oviedo.  After her death he married Benita Sánchez Beronda also from the town of Arena.  At the time of his death he resided at Barrio Posas of Ciales. Miguel was the brother of Spanish immigrant from Infiesto, Asturias Alonso del Rio Diaz (1834-1906), the son of Juan del Rio Melendreras and Dominica Diaz Blanco who owned the nearby Hacienda Maria.  Miguel was the Godfather of José del Rio León (1879-1967, the son of Alonso.

No information is available on any other owners or the years the hacienda was in operation.  The chimney pictured below is approximately one mile southeast of Hacienda Maria in the same Barrio San Lorenzo of Morovis. The drone pictures below were taken in 2024 by Jaime Luis Montilla of prphotoadventures.com