Economic Aspects of Spanish Imperialism in America, 1492-1810
Distributed for Liverpool University Press
224 pages
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6 x 9
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© 1998
This book examines economic relations between Spain and Spanish America in the colonial period, and their implications for the economic structures of both parties from the beginning of Spanish imperialism until the outbreak of the Spanish-American revolutions for Independence. Originally published in Spanish in 1992, the text has been fully revised for this first English edition.
Contents
List of figures and tables
1. Introduction
—The historiographical context
—Chapter structure and methodology
2. Economic Aspects of Spanish Imperial Expansion, 1492-1550
—Motives for European overseas expansion
—The first voyage of Christopher Columbus
—Columbus' second, third, and fourth voyages
—Hernán Cortés and the conquest of Mexico
—Early trade between Spain and America
—Exploration in South America
3. Commodities and Resources During the Conquest Period
—The Columbia Exchange and its economic potential
—The reality of economic and commercial exchange
4. The Hapsburg Commercial System
—Origins
—Structure and principal features
—Trans-Atlantic commercial trends, 1550-1700
5. Inter-Colonial Trade and the Hapsburg Commercial System
—Current historiography and its limitations
—Peruvian-Mexican trade and the Manila galleon
—Caribbean and South American trade
6. Foreign Penetration of the Ibero-American Economy in the Hapsburg Period
—Motives and significance
—The Caribbean
—The Pacific
—The Rio de la Plata
7. Economic Growth in Spanish America in the Hapsburg Period
—Economic interdependence
—Mining
—Agriculture
—Industry
8. Commercial and Economic Relations in the Early Bourbon Period, 1700-1765
—The new dynasty
—The War of the Spanish Succession
—The Treaty of Utrecht
—The War of Jenkins' Ear
—The Seven Years' War
9. 'Free Trade' and the Peninsular Economy
—The introduction of 'free trade', 1765-89
—Exports from Spain to America, 1778-96
—Exports to America and Spanish regional economies
—American markets for Spanish exports
10. 'Free Trade' and the American Economy
—Values of imports into Spain form America
—Ports of arrival
—Commodities
—Origins of imports
—The mining industry in the Bourbon era
11. Economic Relations Between Spain and America on the Eve of the Revolutions for Independence
—Economic growth in the late eighteenth century
—Commercial and economic trends, 1797-1810
12. Conclusion: Economic Grievances and Insurrection in Late Colonial Spanish America
—The abdication of economic authority
—Anti-fiscal protests in the late colonial period
Appendix: Spanish Monarchs
Glossary of Spanish Terms
Bibliographical Essay
Index
1. Introduction
—The historiographical context
—Chapter structure and methodology
2. Economic Aspects of Spanish Imperial Expansion, 1492-1550
—Motives for European overseas expansion
—The first voyage of Christopher Columbus
—Columbus' second, third, and fourth voyages
—Hernán Cortés and the conquest of Mexico
—Early trade between Spain and America
—Exploration in South America
3. Commodities and Resources During the Conquest Period
—The Columbia Exchange and its economic potential
—The reality of economic and commercial exchange
4. The Hapsburg Commercial System
—Origins
—Structure and principal features
—Trans-Atlantic commercial trends, 1550-1700
5. Inter-Colonial Trade and the Hapsburg Commercial System
—Current historiography and its limitations
—Peruvian-Mexican trade and the Manila galleon
—Caribbean and South American trade
6. Foreign Penetration of the Ibero-American Economy in the Hapsburg Period
—Motives and significance
—The Caribbean
—The Pacific
—The Rio de la Plata
7. Economic Growth in Spanish America in the Hapsburg Period
—Economic interdependence
—Mining
—Agriculture
—Industry
8. Commercial and Economic Relations in the Early Bourbon Period, 1700-1765
—The new dynasty
—The War of the Spanish Succession
—The Treaty of Utrecht
—The War of Jenkins' Ear
—The Seven Years' War
9. 'Free Trade' and the Peninsular Economy
—The introduction of 'free trade', 1765-89
—Exports from Spain to America, 1778-96
—Exports to America and Spanish regional economies
—American markets for Spanish exports
10. 'Free Trade' and the American Economy
—Values of imports into Spain form America
—Ports of arrival
—Commodities
—Origins of imports
—The mining industry in the Bourbon era
11. Economic Relations Between Spain and America on the Eve of the Revolutions for Independence
—Economic growth in the late eighteenth century
—Commercial and economic trends, 1797-1810
12. Conclusion: Economic Grievances and Insurrection in Late Colonial Spanish America
—The abdication of economic authority
—Anti-fiscal protests in the late colonial period
Appendix: Spanish Monarchs
Glossary of Spanish Terms
Bibliographical Essay
Index
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