Real de alerce or real de madera (Spanish for "

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" and "real of wood") was a

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consisting in Fitzroya wood that was used during colonial times in

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. It was the

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s, established in Chiloé since the 17th century that established Fitzroya as a major export product towards the

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. Real de alerce was also used by some

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to pay their taxes.

Sources

*Otero, Luis.
La huella del fuego
page 73. {{Chile-hist-stub Captaincy General of Chile Chiloé Archipelago Local currencies History of Chile History of forestry Forestry in Chile

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