Llotja
Llotja ; in ; in ; is a Catalan term for important buildings used for commercial purposes during the Middle Ages and Early Modern Ages.
Loggia and lodge are cognates.
Many were used during the Medieval Ages for fishing and livestock markets or by brokers who used to make intermediaries.
Llotges in the former Crown of Aragon
; In Catalonia- Llotja de Barcelona or Llotja de Mar, .
- Llotja de Castelló d'Empúries.
- Llotja de Tortosa.
- La Porxada in Granollers.
- Loncha de Sos del Rey Católico.
- Loncha de Alcañiz.
- Loncha de Zaragoza.
- Casa Consistorial de Tarazona, formerly a llotja, since the mid-17th century the Town Hall.
- Llotja de Valencia, also called Llotja de la Seda. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
- Town Hall of Ares del Maestrat, a former llotja, now the Town Hall.
- Llotja del Cànem in Castellón de la Plana.
- Llotja de Palma or Sa Llotja,.
- Loge de Perpignan.
Lonjas in the rest of Spain
- Las Covachas or Tiendas de las Sierpes in Sanlúcar de Barrameda.
- Lonja de San Felipe or Las gradas de San Felipe, now demolished, was in Madrid.
- Antigua Lonja in El Puerto de Santa María.
- Casa Lonja de Alzola 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, was the first seat for the Casa de Contratación de Indias.
- General Archive of the Indies in Seville, was the most important seat for the Casa de Contratación de Indias.
- Alcázar of Seville, was other seat for the Casa de Contratación de Indias.
- Casa Palacio del Marqués de Torresoto in Cádiz, was the last seat for the Casa de Contratación de Indias.