Holanda - History Lab https://historylab.es Fri, 20 May 2022 15:29:05 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://historylab.es/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/cropped-icono-historylab-32x32.jpg Holanda - 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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]]> Political and scientific revolution https://historylab.es/political-and-scientific-revolution/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=political-and-scientific-revolution Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:28:11 +0000 https://historylab.es/2022/02/19/revolucion-politica-y-cientifica/ Chapter 6 of BBC History of the World series

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]]> The documentary series The History of the World, “History as adventure, as drama, as destiny”, produced by the British channel BBC, shows with great realism some of the key events in world history, such as the arrival of Christopher Columbus in America, the atomic bomb or the death of Julius Caesar. Special care has been taken with details such as clothing, city settings, etc. Specifically, in chapter 6, some details of the first social uprisings at the end of the Ancien Régime are shown, such as the French Revolution, the Tea Mutiny, the American War of Independence, which took place between 1775 and 1783, and the rebellion of more than 100,000 Haitian slaves. The documentary does not overlook the human toll, nor the decline and erosion of revolutionary character under Dutty Boukman’s command.

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