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Ruta Enoturística de la Comarca en El Puerto de Santa María

Cortijo (Country House) Las Manoteras

A 17th century country house to practise sustainable tourism

This country house is focusing its rehabilitation towards the practice of sustainable tourism. Sustainability is a broad concept based on three principles: economic viability, durability and respect for the environment. 

The first principle is obvious, a business aims to generate profits. Even the second concept is understandable because, for an investment to be worthwhile, it must be guaranteed that its activity can last over time. But the third is equally fundamental because, if the environment deteriorates, it will undoubtedly affect the costs and the life of the company. Respecting these three principles is sustainability.

The Country House of “las Maroteras”, also popularly known as “Las Manoteras”, owes its name to the influential family of Shippers to the Indies: the Colombian Mendozas, specifically Pedro Cristóbal Reinoso Mendoza and Bernal (1654-1729) Caballero de Santiago, Alférez Mayor, Councillor of El Puerto de Santa María, the first Lord of the Maroteras. 

In the 18th century it covered an area of 470 aranzadas (agrarian measure of land equivalent to about 210 hectares) and was mainly devoted to olive growing. At this time it had a house for the workers of the estate and a flour mill driven by draught animals.

We can find various elements linked to this family in El Puerto, such as: the palatial house in the “Plaza del Polvorista” (Polvorista Square), currently the headquarters of the municipal administrative offices; and a family chapel and the burial place of the Lord of the Maroteras and his descendants in the “Basílica Menor Nuestra Señora de los Milagros” (Minor Basilica of Our Lady of Miracles). All of them are recognisable by their corresponding coats of arms.

It is currently being refurbished as a rural house for tourist use for 12 people and has facilities for holding events. The project aims to be an example for the practice of sustainable tourism, combining farming with leisure, and the responsible enjoyment of historical and environmental heritage. This is especially significant as the estate is home to one of the jewels of Europe's environmental heritage, the La Juncosa Lagoon (Reedy Lagoon).   

This country house is focusing its rehabilitation towards the practice of sustainable tourism. Sustainability is a broad concept based on three principles: economic viability, durability and respect for the environment. 

The first principle is obvious, a business aims to generate profits. Even the second concept is understandable because, for an investment to be worthwhile, it must be guaranteed that its activity can last over time. But the third is equally fundamental because, if the environment deteriorates, it will undoubtedly affect the costs and the life of the company. Respecting these three principles is sustainability.

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