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Border

ad_hlab_min — Tue, 12 Apr 2022 18:14:55 +0000

Series set in the 18th century, which shows the relationships and the struggle for the fur trade between Indians, settlers and Europeans in Canada. It consists of 3 seasons and 18 episodes. It combines genre, violence and social demands at a pace that is sometimes too slow.

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Philip III’s words about Alicante

ad_hlab_min — Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:33:46 +0000

According to María Asunción Rogles Hernández, the city of Alicante gradually became a city of reference in Mediterranean trade from the mid-17th and 18th centuries onwards. In addition, it was characterised by a powerful agricultural sector which was also commercialised, taking advantage of the city’s privileged location in the Mediterranean context. Added to this was the ease with which the city of Alicante could communicate with Castile and the interior, something that was achieved by roads that did not have major orographic obstacles. This led Philip III to reaffirm its importance in the Valencian Cortes held in 1601. His words can be placed in the context prior to the Moorish expulsion, where a possible invasion from Istanbul or Algiers continued to be a cause for concern

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Royal letters

ad_hlab_min — Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:33:35 +0000

In the modern age, trade flows were often separated from political issues. At such a delicate time as 1630, the city of Valencia was in great trouble due to a shortage of wheat and rising prices. Amparo Felipo Orts states that this situation, which in reality responded to a European situation, had been occurring since 1628. Outbreaks of plague prevented supplies from Catalonia or France, so urgent decisions had to be taken. At that time, the Catholic Monarchy was at war with the Low Countries and England, so apparently the trade routes had broken down. The city’s need led Philip IV to agree to Dutch ships supplying the city of Valencia with wheat, despite the fact that legislation forbade trade with enemies. From a historical perspective, the supply of fish, so important for the Catholic rite, had not been interrupted since the time of Philip II with England, nor had trade with France. This makes it necessary to consider trade issues not necessarily linked to the political situation.

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Dossier on trade between the Philippines and New Spain

ad_hlab_min — Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:33:29 +0000

File on trade between the Philippines and New Spain. It contains, among others, a letter from the Marquis of Casafuerte, Viceroy of New Spain, reporting the arrival of the ship from the Philippines, named Sacra Familia, to carry the “situado”, and the organisation of the voyage, admitting its cargo for the 100,000 pesos admitted as duties on each voyage and 600,000 in silver. Mexico, 20 March 1723.

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Contracting House of Seville (1503-1790)

ad_hlab_min — Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:33:23 +0000

The Contracting House, established in the Reales Alcázares in Seville in 1503, was the first administrative body created specifically for the management of America. In 1717, it was moved to Cadiz until its extinction in 1790. This institution organised, managed and processed expeditions to America, as well as controlling commercial activities and the transit of people. Although there were other Casas de Contratación in the Peninsula, the one in Seville had a monopoly on trade between Spain and its American territories; this required collaboration with the merchants’ guild and the determination of the port of Seville, which became the only one authorised for such activities.

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Execution of Florentine merchants’ letter of payment to Rabbi Yuçe de Alcalá

ad_hlab_min — Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:33:23 +0000

To the corregidor of Badajoz, to execute a letter of payment and obligation of Francisco de Nero and Francisco de Albacete, Florentine merchants, with Rabbi Yuçe de Alcalá and Jaco Levi, Jews, regarding alcabalas

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To the corregidor of Murcia to do justice in the lawsuit that Genoese merchants are dealing with each other, for usury

ad_hlab_min — Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:33:23 +0000

Letter of justice to the corregidor… of Murcia, at the request of Domingo Rey, Genoese merchant, resident in this city, on his own behalf and on behalf of his brothers, in the lawsuit they are dealing with against Tomás Vurguron de Francas and Tadeo de Agro, also Genoese merchants, whom they accuse of usury.

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File at the request of the ambassador of England, concerning the non-requirement of English traders resident in Alicante to pay brokerage fees

ad_hlab_min — Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:33:23 +0000

File at the request of the ambassador of England, relating to not requiring English traders resident in Alicante to pay broker’s duty on transactions carried out and refunding them the amount charged for this duty

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