We study the history of ponchos, balandres and chamantos from notary and judicial sources of Colchagua and Rancagua, from the early seventeenth century to the mid nineteenth century. This source provides relevant knowledge about the presence of these tissues in chilean society, its social and economic value, its historical cycles and its color characteristics. It demonstrates the deep rootedness of tissue culture within the mestizo society of the Central Valley of Chile, and its ties to the tradition of the indigenous world. The existence of the chamanto from the decade of 1820 in this region, base of the current Denomination of Origin, is demonstrated.