L’économie du vin à Arequipa. Les vallées de Vitor, Majes et Moquegua entre 1770 et 1850

Abstract

The curve showing the output of wine, the main agricultural product in the Vítor, Majes and Moquegua Valleys in c. 1770-1850, is here studied based on the documentation derived from the tithes paid in Arequipa. The curve shows the expansion in the output of wine until 1816, when the sector began its final decline due to the collapse of the commercial networks brought about by the independence of Peru. The dissertation likewise studies the price and commercialisation of wine and brandy, as well as similar staples (wheat, maize, potatoes), the local, regional and global historical contexts.

Keywords

• Arequipa wine
• Arequipa brandy
• tithes
• Andean colonial market
• independence of Peru