Spanish Abstract: El articulo estudia el contrato de compraventa en Hispanoamerica y Filipinas entre los siglos XVI y XVIII. El mismo consistia en que un vendedor y un comprador, al prestar su consentimiento, se obligaban, el primero a entregar una mercancia o merced, y el segundo a pagar un precio en dinero. Se analiza, por consiguiente, donde y quienes podian realizar este tipo acto, destacando la figura del comerciante como uno de los actores principales. Otra de las figuras de estudio sera la relacion entre los clerigos y la compraventa. Los elementos principales de este contrato en el derecho canonico fueron tres: el consentimiento, el precio y finalmente, que se podia comprar y vender. Este estudio aborda tambien distintas disposiciones que podian ser agregadas al contrato y como se consumaba el acto. A lo largo de esta entrada se reconocera la gran importancia de este contrato debido a que promovio el abastecimiento a los hispanicos asentados en las Indias y a las ventajas que le origino a Espana, tanto a la Corona como a los mercaderes propiamente dichos, sin soslayar la influencia canonica en las normas en el derecho castellano. English Abstract: The article studies the purchase and sale contract in Hispanic America and the Philippines between the XVI and XVIII centuries. The contract consisted of a seller and a buyer that with their giving consent, were obligated, the first to deliver a merchandise, and the second to pay a price in money. Therefore, it is analyzed where and who could perform this type of act, highlighting the figure of the merchant as one of the main actors. Another study figure will be the relationship between the clergy and the sale. In canon law, the main elements of this type of contract were three: the consent, the price and finally, what could be bought and sold. This study also addresses different dispositions that could be added to the contract and how the act was consummated. Throughout this entry, it will be recognized the great importance of this contract because it promoted the supplying of goods to the Hispanic people in the Indies and the advantages that were originated in Spain, both to the Crown and the merchants themselves, without ignoring the canonical influence on the norms in the Spanish law.