XX Century

1900 Temozon Sur was now the most important sisal Hacienda of the Peon family empire, with 640 dwellers (320 men, 317 women) and extended over an area of 6,642 hectares. Of these, 1,700 were allocated to growing henequen. 4,782 hectares were forests and bushes while the "casco" was built over 89 hectares with buildings and housing for workers in addition to roads crossing the estate. It was bigger than any other Hacienda of its era!

1908 On April 25 a huge fire put an end to the henequen plantations in the Hacienda. This was perhaps, the most serious disaster of this kind. 31,700 mecates of henequen went up in flames (one mecate is 400m2). The fire wiped out Carlos Peon's fortune and destroyed the prosperity of the Hacienda. Temozon was never able to recover completely from this disaster.

1914 The henequen crises of 1911 to 1915 were over and an upward cycle started, mainly associated with the outbreak World War One. This culminated during 1916-1918 with the highest profits in history for the Yucatan henequen industry.

1921 The henequen fiber production for one year at Temozon was as much as 80,000 kg.

1924 In this year Temozon Sur registered only 50% of the 6,642 hectares that had once belonged to the Hacienda. The main reason for this was that the socialist government of Yucatan in 1921 planned to put together collective ejidos, similar to those created in 1937 by the Mexican President Cardenas, to reestablish the village of Abala by returning the land of the haciendas to the peasants so they could work on it (Milpera).

1937 During this period, the Hacienda was owned by Humberto Peon Suarez. The Agricultural reform act announced by the President of Mexico Lazaro Cardenas caused several organized conflicts in Temozon finishing with the expropriation (supposed to be officially requested by the workers of the hacienda) of the Hacienda Temozon Sur, by the authorities.

1956 The President of Mexico, Avila Camacho reversed the process of the expropriation of Temozon Sur in favor of the owner Humberto Peon Suarez who kept the property in his family until the seventies.

1973 100 years after acquiring Hacienda Temozon Sur, the Peon Family sold it to Adolfo Escobedo Batun

1983 The Hacienda came into the hands of Miguel Angel Cervera Manges who for a short time reactivated the strippers process. In 1987 the operation of the industrial machinery was suspended and remained as a mere memory of the ancient activity processing the "green gold" of Yucatan.

1997 The Hacienda, after being restored for almost two years by a team of architects and restoration specialists, was opened as a hotel in December of this year. The most worthy aspect of this specific hotel-hacienda project, however, may be the social issues implied in the hiring and systematic training of local workers, first in the construction work and later on in hotel positions.

XXI Century

2001 Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc. takes over the management of this unique property located in the Yucatan Peninsula.