Actividad mercatil - History Lab https://historylab.es Fri, 20 May 2022 07:31:45 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://historylab.es/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/cropped-icono-historylab-32x32.jpg Actividad mercatil - History Lab https://historylab.es 32 32 View of Seville from the west bank of the river https://historylab.es/view-of-seville-from-the-west-bank-of-the-river/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=view-of-seville-from-the-west-bank-of-the-river Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:30:33 +0000 https://historylab.es/2022/02/19/vista-de-sevilla-desde-la-margen-oeste-del-rio/ Representation of 16th-century Seville from the west side of the Guadalquivir River

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]]> After the conquest of Granada (1492), Andalusia was fully incorporated into the Habsburg monarchy, and the population increased throughout the 16th century. This increase in population was particularly significant in the city of Seville, which in the 16th century had more than 100,000 inhabitants thanks to the economic development brought about by trade with America. In fact, the port of Seville exercised a monopoly on American trade by establishing the Casa de Contratación (1503) in the city. As a result, it became one of the most important European cities, as it was the gateway for goods from the New World that would later be traded, via various routes, throughout Europe. The increase in Seville’s mercantile and financial activity attracted many Castilians and foreigners who flocked to the city, some to settle there and enjoy its riches, others to embark for the New World in search of new opportunities.

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