Historically, it is known as manor house, or manor house in Spain, to the house in which the head, chief or first notable man of a noble lineage resided to which he gave a name or titles of honour.[1]​[2]​ It owes its name by reference to the place, region, town or payment where the house, the lot,[3]​ linked to its owner resides.[2]​ When the original lot of a family was maintained over time, this was the sample of the possession of those titles of honor, distinction or merit appreciated and respected by society. These were commonly those of nobility or nobility, and ancestral houses were common in the provinces of local nobility such as Cantabria or Vizcaya.[2]​.

Depending on the location, these houses receive a different name. They could be residences or houses with agricultural holdings.

The palace is a large, sumptuously decorated residence, generically a manor house that housed a noble family. It derives from the Latin name palātium, the hill of the imperial residences in Rome.[4]​.

The pazo is a Galician manor house generally located in the countryside[5]​ that was the former residence of a nobleman or prominent person. They were of crucial importance to the rural and monastic communities around them. The pazo was a traditional architectural structure associated with a community and social network. It usually consists of a main building surrounded by gardens, a dovecote and outbuildings such as small chapels for religious celebrations.

The hacienda is an agricultural estate, especially in Andalusia, with different buildings for work and the homes of day laborers and the stately home. They were also very common in the former Spanish colonies. Some estates were plantations, mines "Mina (mining)") or factories. Many farms combined these productive activities. They developed as for-profit economic companies linked to regional or international markets. The owner of a hacienda was called a landowner or patron.

The mansion is the old typical stately home of Cantabria, León "León (Spain)"), Asturias. most have origins in the centuries and . Typologically it is located halfway between the rustic home and the palace; Therefore, it has both local architectural and functional elements as well as others typical of the dominant artistic styles.

The farmhouse designates a farmhouse, with an agricultural property, typical of eastern and southeastern Spain, mainly between the provinces of Granada and Valencia. In the Middle Ages it referred to the small rural communities "Alquería (Al-Ándalus)") that were located in the vicinity of the cities (medinas) in al-Ándalus.[6] Since the century its meaning of locality changed to its current meaning, of a type of farm.