A Spanish or Latin American estate or agricultural property; a farm or plantation, especially in Spanish-speaking countries.
From Spanish finca, possibly from Latin finca or fincare ('to make an estate'). The term reflects the Spanish colonial system of land ownership.
Fincas shaped Latin American history—they were the basis of the plantation economy built on slavery and indigenous labor, and land ownership patterns still echo these colonial origins.
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