//NOUN (in Spain or Spanish-speaking countries)
1.
a. a ranch or large estate
b. any substantial stock-raising, mining, or manufacturing establishment in the country
2. the main house on such a ranch or plantation//
^ from info on High Chapparal:
//The two-hour opening episode establishes the background to the action, bringing John Cannon and his family to Arizona, where they buy a run-down hacienda and establish a cattle ranch on it.//