Merchandise traded. The RCGC's trade was based on the following exchange: from Guipúzcoa, the Company would send grain vessels to supply the inhabitants of the Venezuelan colony. In return, the Company would bring the most representative colonial goods from the Province of Caracas to Cádiz and San Sebastián. Thus, on the outward voyages, the ships that left the ports of Pasajes or Cádiz transported: Basque iron in its most diverse forms (nails, axes, grilles, etc.), fabrics mostly of foreign origin, haberdashery goods, and agricultural products, not necessarily Spanish, since in addition to oil, olives, vinegar, and Andalusian spirits, there were also consignments of wine, spirits, and flour of French origin. San Sebastián's strategic geographic location, along with its traditional trade relationship with France, facilitated the arrival of European products to the port of Easón, which were subsequently re-exported to Venezuela. Among the goods returning from the Province of Caracas, cocoa was undoubtedly the most important in terms of quantity and value. However, it was not the only one, as shipments of tobacco and leather also regularly arrived, largely sent to Holland, especially tobacco.