Apogee of empire : Spain and New Spain in the age of Charles III, 1759-1789 /

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Annotation Once Europe's supreme maritime power, Spain by the mid-eighteenth century was facing fierce competition from England and France. England, in particular, had successfully mustered the financial resources necessary to confront its Atlantic rivals by mobilizing both aristocracy and merc...

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Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Stein, Stanley J.
Other Authors: Stein, Barbara H.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Baltimore, Md. : Johns Hopkins University Press, ©2003.
Subjects:
1700-1799
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > International > Marketing.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > International Relations > Trade & Tariffs.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > International > General.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Exports & Imports.
Spanish colonies.
Commerce.
Commercial policy.
Economic history.
Spain > Commerce.
Spain > Commerce > America > History > 18th century.
Spain > Colonies > America > History > 18th century.
America > Commerce > Spain > History > 18th century.
Spain > Commercial policy > History > 18th century.
Spain > Economic conditions > 18th century.
Espagne > Colonies > Amérique > Histoire > 18e siècle.
Espagne > Conditions économiques > 18e siècle.
America.
Spain.
History.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • "Contents"; "Preface"; "Acknowledgments"; "Monetary Equivalents"; "Part One Stalemate in the Metropole"; "1. From Naples to Madrid"; "2. Renovation under Esquilache"; "3. The First Reglamento del Comercio Libre (1765)"; "4. Privilege and Power in Bourbon Spain: The Fall of Esquilache (1766)"; "Part Two The Colonial Option"; "5. Flotas to New Spain: The Last Phase, 1757-1778"; "6. The Second Reglamento del Comercio Libre (1778)"; "7. The Aftermath in Spain"; "8. A Colonial Response to Comercio Libre: New Spain."
  • "9. Incorporating New Spain into Comercio Libre (1789)"; "10. The French Connection: Spanish Trade Policy and France"; "11. Euphoria and Pessimism"; "12. By Way of Conclusion"; "Notes"; "Bibliography"; "Index."

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