THE TRADE OF CASTILLA AND LAND WINE, IN COLONIAL AREQUIPA (1540-1600)

Abstract

This article analyzes the origin and evolution of the production and commercialization of wine in Arequipa, taking as a documentary basis the purchase and sale manuscripts and the municipal agreements to regulate its marketing and means of transport. From the interpretation of the purchase and sale clauses two stages are reconstructed: the wine brought from the Iberian Peninsula and the wine produced in the Arequipa valleys.