Conflicto - History Lab https://historylab.es Fri, 20 May 2022 15:27:50 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://historylab.es/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/cropped-icono-historylab-32x32.jpg Conflicto - History Lab https://historylab.es 32 32 Imperial Relief System. The evolution of military expenditure in the Manila coffers, 1580-1660 https://historylab.es/imperial-relief-system-the-evolution-of-military-expenditure-in-the-manila-coffers-1580-1660/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=imperial-relief-system-the-evolution-of-military-expenditure-in-the-manila-coffers-1580-1660 Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:29:41 +0000 https://historylab.es/2022/02/19/sistema-de-socorro-imperial-la-evolucion-del-gasto-militar-en-las-cajas-de-manila-1580-1660/ The resource reflects the expense of Manila, a territory of the Spanish Empire, in the face of attacks by the Dutch Armada. Articulation of a system of economic aid in the Empire through the "situados"

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]]> Spain’s introduction of America into the world system gave birth to the Spanish Empire through the conquest of numerous territories. Parts of Asia also came under the umbrella of the Empire. The Imperial articulation had its enemies at the international level. In the case of the Philippines, between 1600 and 1624, the Dutch Armada carried out nine operations aimed at fragmenting Spain. Important actions such as the bombardment of Iloilo, the siege of Manila in 1616 and the blockade of the city in 1621 and 1624 caused the local economy to suffer considerably. The evolution of military spending showed exponential growth during the first half of the 17th century, a time of increased Dutch pressure. The Philippines, a Spanish sovereign territory that was self-financed by the revenue collected from the Islands, was financially supported by the Empire in what is known as “situados”. A situado was, in the author’s words, the transfer executed from a surplus to a fiscal deficit in the imperial tax pool. Aid to the Philippines from the Mexican viceroyalty was used to finance defence and troop costs. Increased military spending led to the pacification of hostilities by protecting Spanish and Philippine interests in the West Indies.

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]]> An 18th century ship of the line https://historylab.es/an-18th-century-ship-of-the-line/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=an-18th-century-ship-of-the-line Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:28:11 +0000 https://historylab.es/2022/02/19/un-navio-de-linea-del-siglo-xviii/ Explanatory video on 18th century ships

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]]> A 3-minute explanatory video in which we can see what ships of the line were like in the 18th century, through the representation of the HMS Victory, a British ship of the line. It was famous for taking part in the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805, as Admiral Horatio Nelson’s flagship.

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