History of the Hacienda Hipolongo
"In the knot of Igualata Sanancajas, the natural limit with the province of Chimborazo, and on the slopes of the hill, traces of large estates and haciendas are preserved to this day, from colonial times."
Between the years of 1708 and 1709, the Hacienda Hipolongo belonged to the following landowners, who were: Don Felipe de Salazar, owner of 20 caballerias (772.7 ha) of the land in Hipolongo; Don Antonio de Cepeda, owner of 40 caballerias (1,545 ha).
In 1720 the Jesuit Fathers arrived in Quero, taking possession of some haciendas and within these that of Hipolongo (with around 16,000 caballerias). With the expulsion of the religious order in the year 1767, their assets were cataloged very meticulously by the scribes of the Royal Court itself, being sold at public auction.
In its entirety, the assets of the Jesuits passed into the hands of private individuals, as is the case of the Hacienda Hipolongo, which passed into the hands of Mrs. Rosa Mateus Aranda, legitimate daughter of the Marquises of Maeza.
.jpg)
More or less after 20 years of these events, Hacienda Hipolongo became the property of Doctor José Antonio Maldonado, brother of Geographer Don Pedro Vicente Maldonado Sotomayor.
In January 1792, the Hipolongo hacienda passed into the hands of Don Mariano Cevallos, father of the historian Don Pedro Fermín Cevallos, and shortly before the earthquake of February 4, 1797, the hacienda passed into the hands of Don Pedro Herdoíza de Paz, without having data exact names of the subsequent owners, on April 8, 1844, Lizardo Ruiz sold the Hipolongo hacienda to Juan Francisco Pérez y Zuñiga.
On July 19, 1843, Juan Francisco Pérez Jr. was born, who over time became known as Taita Dios de Quero; Between September 1884 and January 1885, Juan Francisco Pérez y Zuñiga died, his son taking possession of the Hacienda Hipolongo in 1887.
Upon the death of the exempt figure of Don Juan Francisco Pérez, on January 13, 1913, this hacienda was inherited by his son, Mr. Eladio Pérez Freire.
With the death of Mr. Eladio Pérez Freire, on February 2, 1961, his daughter, Mrs. Gladys Pérez Rodríguez de Ribadeneira, current owner of the farm, inherits this hacienda, who together with her sons and granddaughters, take care of it and maintain it as in its early days.
The Ribadeneira Pérez family, since 2012, thanks to the idea of Agronomist Vinicio Ribadeneira Benavidez (+), have undertaken a rural tourism project, since they find the need to publicize all the historical, religious, cultural and nature attractions that exist within this estate. Currently, this project is in charge of his son, Ing. Eladio Ribadeneira, and his granddaughter, Ing. Grace Ribadeneira.
