Hemp from Spain was introduced into Chile about 1545.[1] The first sowing in the Quillota Valley near Santiago supplied fibre for army rope and for replacing worn rigging on ships, with surpluses shipped north to Lima in Peru; parallel attempts in Peru and Colombia failed.[2] Dewey reported in 1913 that hemp was still largely grown in Chile, by then concentrated in the Aconcagua valley feeding cordage and twine mills.[1]
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References
- Yearbook of the United States Department of Agriculture 1913 — HempLyster H. Dewey · U.S. Department of Agriculture · 1914 · Hemp article, introduction into South America; hemp from Spain into Chile about 1545, Aconcagua valley mills in 1913
- Marihuana: The First Twelve Thousand YearsErnest L. Abel · Springer Science+Business Media (facsimile of Plenum Press edition) · 1980 · ch. 4, printed p. 100; 1545 Quillota sowing, army rope and ship rigging, Lima surpluses, failed Peru and Colombia attempts · ISBN 978-1-4899-2189-5
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