Privilegio - History Lab https://historylab.es Wed, 18 May 2022 14:25:04 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://historylab.es/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/cropped-icono-historylab-32x32.jpg Privilegio - History Lab https://historylab.es 32 32 Application for the licence and privilege to print Miguel de Cervantes’ Don Quixote https://historylab.es/application-for-the-licence-and-privilege-to-print-miguel-de-cervantes-don-quixote/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=application-for-the-licence-and-privilege-to-print-miguel-de-cervantes-don-quixote Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:33:04 +0000 https://historylab.es/2022/02/19/expediente-de-solicitud-de-licencia-y-privilegio-de-impresion-de-el-quijote-de-miguel-de-cervantes/ It contains the memorial of Miguel de Cervantes requesting the licence and privilege to print the book entitled "El Ingenioso Hidalgo de la Mancha" for 20 years and the report of the royal chronicler Antonio de Herrera, dated 11 September 1604 in Valladolid, in favour of granting the requested licence.

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]]> In the 17th century, in the face of the general situation of crisis, the field of literature experienced a brilliant period. Its main features can be defined as national exaltation, popular character and defence of traditions. Among the different disciplines, the theatre and the picaresque novel stood out. Cervantes, together with Lope de Vega, Quevedo, Calderón and Góngora were some of the main figures of the period.

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]]> Manifesto on the benefits produced by the establishment of the Royal Gipuzkoa Company of Caracas https://historylab.es/manifesto-on-the-benefits-produced-by-the-establishment-of-the-royal-gipuzkoa-company-of-caracas/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=manifesto-on-the-benefits-produced-by-the-establishment-of-the-royal-gipuzkoa-company-of-caracas Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:32:58 +0000 https://historylab.es/2022/02/19/manifiesto-sobre-los-beneficios-que-produce-el-establecimiento-de-la-real-compania-gipuzcoana-de-caracas/ Manifesto on the benefits produced by the establishment of the Royal Gipuzkoa Company of Caracas

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]]> In 1728, a group of merchants from San Sebastian founded the Royal Guipuzcoa Company of Caracas with the aim of providing the province with a privileged commercial circuit. Thanks to a royal concession, the Company had a monopoly on the cocoa trade, suppressing piracy and smuggling in that part of the Caribbean. This foundation broke the monopoly of cities such as Seville and Cadiz, although competition, falling prices and Venezuelan opposition led to the search for commercial alternatives for a company that was suffering the consequences. Finally, in 1778, the Compañía Guipuzcoana de Caracas merged with that of the Philippines.

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