As the hacienda owners ' mortgage holders , the Church 's interests were connected with the landholding class .
The Catholic Church and orders , especially the Jesuits , acquired vast hacienda holdings or preferentially loaned money to the hacendados .
As the hacienda owners ' mortgage holders , the Catholic Church 's interests were connected with the landholding class .
The Catholic Church and orders , especially the Jesuits , acquired vast hacienda holdings or preferentially loaned money to the hacendados .