estancia definition
Estancia La Paz, near CÃ³rdoba, Argentina once belonged to President Julio Roca. An estancia (American Spanish:) or estÃ¢ncia (Brazilian Portuguese: [iÊËtÉÌsjÉ]) is a Spanish and Brazilian Portuguese term describing private landholdings. In some areas, they were large rural complexes with similarities to what in the United States is called a ranch.