But the northern part, now owned by 53 absentee landowners, did not even have a supply of fresh water until 1981.

From 1556, the ownership of the town and its lands passed from the church to local absentee landowners.

Ultimately, roughly 98 percent of the park acreage was bought from absentee landowners.

He later started acting as an agent for absentee landowners.

Rowley also started acting as agent for absentee landowners.

As such, Harris was an absentee landowner and was politically aligned with the larger cattle barons.

The plantation changed hands several years ago and a new absentee landowner is seeking to drive 80 coffee pickers and their families off the farm.

Following these sales, the 8 000 Arab farmers who lived in 22 villages working for the absentee landowners were evicted.

The absentee landowners hired overseers to manage their lands and slaves on St. John.

Nevertheless it was the great estates of absentee landowners that gave Andalusia its reputation.