Puerto de Sevilla - History Lab https://historylab.es Wed, 18 May 2022 14:17:14 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://historylab.es/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/cropped-icono-historylab-32x32.jpg Puerto de Sevilla - History Lab https://historylab.es 32 32 Contracting House of Seville (1503-1790) https://historylab.es/contracting-house-of-seville-1503-1790/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=contracting-house-of-seville-1503-1790 Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:33:23 +0000 https://historylab.es/2022/02/19/casa-de-contratacion-de-sevilla-1503-1790/ Founding of the Contracting House in Seville, which monopolised trade between Spain and America

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]]> 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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