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Los Lingues
Hacienda Los Lingues, in English Los Lingues Ranch, is a 15th generation family company located in Chiles Central Valley 78 miles south of Santiago. Currently dedicated to the hotel business, it was founded in 1575, being probably the Americas oldest company still in operation.
Los Lingues was originally granted by royal decree of King Philip II of Spain to Don Melchor Jufre del Aguila for merit in the arts of war and fine writing. Named best wine valley in the new world by Wine Enthusiast Magazine; has a strategic agreement with Vina Los Vascos (Domaines Barons de Rothschild [Lafite]) under which Vina Los Vascos produces, bottles and labels a selection of five wines under the trademarks Hacienda Los Lingues and Los Lingues. Its also the home of one of the most prestigious horse stables in the Americas: the Aculeo Stable, which features horses brought to Spain by the Moors in 711 and later brought to the New World by the Spanish Conquistadors. Family member German Claro Lyon is the general manager.
See also
List of oldest companies
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