In the San José estate, located in the El Cerro annex of the Yarabamba district, there is said to be a hidden treasure, and proof of this is the record of several holes that have been made by “huaqueros” (grave robbers), who illegally and outside of any archaeological study, searched for the sterling coins of the family of the Spanish encomendador Málaga Málaga.
According to the Cultural manager Carlos Vargas HuancaThe estate was built in 1788 with walls and vaults of ashlar and lime. Over time, it has been abandoned and almost destroyed. You can even see the remains of a chapel.
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However, Vargas Huanca He pointed out that during the invasion of Arequipa by the Chilean army in 1883, the descendants of the encomendador Málaga Málaga hid their riches in the grounds of the hacienda in anticipation of imminent looting.
“He is one of the first settlers of Yarabamba, the Málaga Málaga, a Spanish encomendador who settled in the area. Like him, there are five Spaniards who lived in Yarabamba. They are the first Arequipa structures with ashlar”he noted.
Many “huaqueros” They dug for more than 30 years in the grounds of the estate in search of the hidden treasure, which are gold pound coins. It is a mystery whether they found them or if they are still underground.
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“The story goes that the descendants of the encomendado Málaga Málaga were worried in 1883 because Arequipa was occupied by the Chileans, Yarabamba was part of Quequeña. When the Chileans arrived, they feared that they would take their treasures, because they had brought pounds sterling from Europe. They dug up and hid the treasure, this legend remains to this day, that is why there are “huaqueros” in the hacienda and the chapel. Some say that they never found it and that is why they continue digging. Nobody knows where it is.”he said.
The hacienda has a large number of excavations, because it is believed that there are gold coins buried under the monument. The ambition of the inhabitants to find wealth ruins the floor of the hacienda house.
Over time, stories and legends have been woven with the San José estate, related to ghosts.mukis who are elves of the Andes that appear in places where there are treasures. They made payments to the land on the farm, they assure the presence of supernatural beings.
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“CWhen people pass through the area at night and those who drink liquor at the hacienda tell about the experiences they have had,” said the cultural manager.
He too social communicator, Carlos Vargas, lHe added that the San José estate has been abandoned since 1990, when the last member of the Málaga Lira family died. Before that, the property, which has no registry record, was inhabited by the Málaga Castro, Málaga Cuadros, Málaga Arenas and Málaga Málaga families.
Some professionals and students carried out studies in this type of mansions to determine the type of architecture and the period. There is a possibility that the Yarabamba District Municipality can obtain the San José mansion as a donation.
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In Arequipa there are monuments with military, ecclesiastical and civil architecture. The latter includes buildings built by important families, such as the Malaga case Malaga with the San José estate, in colonial times (1533 – 1821).
The estate has immense walls and barrel vaults built with ashlar and lime. You can see different environments with a chapel. the Mincetur, It is a relevant example that characterizes the civil architecture and the aristocratic colonial life of Arequipa.
