Llotja (, plural ); in an, loncha; in es, lonja; is a Catalan term for important buildings used for commercial purpose during the

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and Early Modern Ages. Many were used during the Medieval Ages for fishing and livestock markets or by brokers who used to make intermediaries. Others, the so-called Casa de Contratación de Indias, were establishments destined to the control of the commercial activity, the transit of people and expeditions between Spain and the Americas. They registered all of the merchandise that circulated between Spain and the Americas and intervened in commercial trials.

Llotges in the former Crown of Aragon

; In Catalonia * Llotja de Barcelona or Llotja de Mar, (1352–1397) (enclosed and renovated in 1774–1802). *

Llotja de Castelló d'Empúries Llotja (, plural ); in an, loncha; in es, lonja; is a Catalan term for important buildings used for commercial purpose during the Middle Ages and Early Modern Ages. Many were used during the Medieval Ages for fishing and livestock market ...

(built in 1393). *

Llotja de Tortosa Llotja (, plural ); in an, loncha; in es, lonja; is a Catalan term for important buildings used for commercial purpose during the Middle Ages and Early Modern Ages. Many were used during the Medieval Ages for fishing and livestock market ...

(1368–1373). *

La Porxada La Porxada is a 16th-century corn exchange (''llotja'') in the Catalan town of Granollers, near Barcelona. It was declared to be an official artistic and historical monument (MHA) in 2006. References Further reading

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(1587) in Granollers. ; In Aragon * Loncha de Sos del Rey Católico (built around late-Medieval Ages and Early Modern Ages). * Loncha de Alcañiz (15th century). * Loncha de Zaragoza (1541–1551). *

Casa Consistorial de Tarazona The Casa Consistorial de Tarazona, in Aragonese: Casa d'a Villa de Tarazona (Town Hall of Tarazona) is a building that houses the offices of the Council of the town of Tarazona, in Aragon, Spain. It is a good sample of the Spanish Renaissance ...

(1563), formerly it was a llotja, the building is since mid-17th century the Town Hall. ; In the Valencian Community * Llotja de Valencia, also called Llotja de la Seda (1482-1598). It is a

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. * Town Hall of Ares del Maestrat (1295-1318), a former llotja, now the Town Hall. *

Llotja del Cànem Llotja (, plural ); in an, loncha; in es, lonja; is a Catalan term for important buildings used for commercial purpose during the Middle Ages and Early Modern Ages. Many were used during the Medieval Ages for fishing and livestock market ...

(17th century) in Castellón de la Plana. ;In the Balearic Islands *

Llotja de Palma Llotja (, plural ); in an, loncha; in es, lonja; is a Catalan term for important buildings used for commercial purpose during the Middle Ages and Early Modern Ages. Many were used during the Medieval Ages for fishing and livestock market ...

or Sa Llotja, (1420–1452). ;Currently in France * Loge de Perpignan (14th–16th centuries).

Lonjas in the rest of Spain

* Las Covachas or Tiendas de las Sierpes (15th century) in

Sanlúcar de Barrameda Sanlúcar de Barrameda (), or simply Sanlúcar, is a city in the northwest of Cádiz province, part of the autonomous community of Andalucía in southern Spain. Sanlúcar is located on the left bank at the mouth of the Guadalquivir River oppos ...

. * Lonja de San Felipe or Las gradas de San Felipe (16th century), now demolished, was in Madrid. *

Antigua Lonja Antigua ( ), also known as Waladli or Wadadli by the native population, is an island in the Lesser Antilles. It is one of the Leeward Islands in the Caribbean region and the main island of the country of Antigua and Barbuda. Antigua and Ba ...

(18th century) in El Puerto de Santa María. * Casa Lonja de Alzola (17th century) in Elgoibar.

Casa de Contratación de Indias

The Casa de Contratación de Indias centralized all of trade of the Americas with Spain from 1503 to 1790, including all types of products. Its headquarters were: *

Seville Dockyards The Seville Shipyards ( es, Atarazanas de Sevilla) is a medieval shipyard in the city of Seville (Andalusia, Spain). They were operative between the 13th and 15th centuries, and are built in Gothic style. They were specialized in the constructio ...

(building built in 13th century), was the first seat for the Casa de Contratación de Indias. *

General Archive of the Indies The Archivo General de Indias (, "General Archive of the Indies"), housed in the ancient merchants' exchange of Seville, Spain, the ''Casa Lonja de Mercaderes'', is the repository of extremely valuable archival documents illustrating the history ...

(building built in 1584-1598) in Seville, was the most important seat for the Casa de Contratación de Indias. *

Alcázar of Seville The Royal Alcázars of Seville ( es, Reales Alcázares de Sevilla), historically known as al-Qasr al-Muriq (, ''The Verdant Palace'') and commonly known as the Alcázar of Seville (), is a royal palace in Seville, Spain, built for the Christian ...

(building built from 9th until 18th centuries), was other seat for the Casa de Contratación de Indias. * Casa Palacio del Marqués de Torresoto (building built in 17th-18th centuries) in Cádiz, was the last seat for the Casa de Contratación de Indias. {{coord missing, Spain Commercial buildings in Spain Medieval Spain Medieval architecture es:Casa de contratación