Hacienda de la Zarca, located in the present-day municipality of Hidalgo, was initially one of the first and largest cattle ranches in the state of Durango. This hacienda was an important stop along the itinerary of the Camino Real de Tierra Adentro, serving as a mandatory resting point for travelers journeying from the mines of Parral to Durango or Fresnillo.

The hacienda of La Limpia Concepción de Palmitos de Abajo is located in the Palmitos Valley, in the present-day municipality of Rodeo, in the state of Durango. One of the first expeditions to this site was carried out by Juan de Oñate in 1596. Subsequently, the favorable characteristics of the area increased Spanish interest in occupation, as it boasts abundant water resources and fertile land suitable for wheat cultivation and fruit trees.

The agricultural hacienda of La Inmaculada Concepción de Palmitos de Arriba is located in the Palmitos Valley, in the present-day state of Durango. It was an important site along the itinerary of the Camino Real de Tierra Adentro, serving as a resting place for travelers heading from the city of Durango to the silver mines of San José de Parral and vice versa.

The Chapel of Our Lady of Refuge in the former hacienda of San Juan de la Noria, Cuatillos or Pedriceña, is located in the municipality of Cuencamé, Durango. It was built in the 17th century as an agricultural and livestock estate.

The Chapel of San Antonio de Padua was built in the 18th century in the former hacienda of San Antonio de Juana Guerra, in the community of Amado Nervo, Nombre de Dios, Durango.

Hacienda de San Nicolás de Quijas is located in the state of Zacatecas, in the municipality of Pinos, in the town of Nigromante. The earliest records of it date back to 1651, with Captain José de Quijas Escalante y Saldaña listed as its owner.

During the 16th century, the Spanish crown attempted to populate the territory of the former encomienda of Jilotepec, located on the Chichimeca frontier. This effort aimed to protect the road leading from Mexico City to the northern territories of New Spain.