Haciendas

Ayotla

Hacienda de Tecomaxtlahua y Hacienda de Los Obos

In Teotitlán, the sugarcane plantation of Cuatempam and the Hacienda and Sugar Mill of Ayotla (both founded during the colonial period) belonged to General Ignacio Mejía during the Porfiriato, and later passed into the hands of Francisco Martínez Arauna. They covered 10,000 hectares and 4,500 hectares, respectively.

The Ingenio Central de Ayotla was founded by Martínez Arauna in 1908 and, commencing operations from 1910, worked with complete regularity and always yielding profits in favour of its owner until 1920, when Martìnez Arauna sold the business to Ortiz Sainz y Cía., after which it slipped into decline.

The signatures were of Manuel [               ]^{[identification needed]} as Cajero and [                   ]^{[identification needed]} as Administrador.

Manuel

The datestamp on the reverse is of the Ingenio Central de Ayotla at the Ignacio Mexia station of the Central Mexican Railway (Ferrocarril Central Mexicano del Sur) or of the Hacienda de los Obos at the Chicatlan station.

Quiotepec

Hacienda de Quiotepec

Emilio Bolanos Cacho was the brother of Miguel Bolaños Cacho,who was governor of Oaxaca in 1914.

These notes have the legend 'Este VALE es acceptado en las casas de Sánchez y Espi[ ]a Sario[   ] y Quintero. - Cuicatlán. - Gamboa y Cia. Sucs. - Teotitlán'. Cuicatlán and Teotitlán del Camino (now Teotitlán de Flores Magón) are 55 kilometres apart on the main highway north from Oaxaca.