The Spanish Connection: French and Flemish Merchant Networks in Seville (1570–1650)In early modern times, Seville was the most important hub for the transatlantic economy. It attracted a large number of foreign merchants who connected the American with the European markets. While the transatlantic axis of this trade has drawn much attention in historiography, the connection between Seville and the European Atlantic coast has largely been ignored. Therefore, this book analyzes the central actors of this trade route who were the Flemish and French merchants of Seville. Following their commercial activities, it shows features of their private and business networks in Seville and displays fundamental structures and processes of the European and transatlantic economy. |
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AGI Contratación 50B Alberto Juan Treguarte Alonso American amplia nómina Andalusia Andres Antiñaque Antwerp Arnao bills of exchange bullion Cádiz Cargadores a Indias Carrera de Indias citizen of Seville Comercio de España commerce français commerce of Seville compatriots connections conrmed Consulate conversos Cornelio documents Domínguez Ortiz ducats Dutch El comercio ereby extranjeros Farxa Fernando Carrillo Flanders Flemings Flemish merchants Flemish Network Francisco de Conique French merchants Frenchmen García Gaspar Genoese Geronimo gure holandas idem Indies trade Jacome Juan Bautista Sirman Juan Leclerque Lanfran David letter of naturalization Lorenzo Sanz main network maravedis marchands Mercaderes merchandise merchants in Seville nancial nation Niculas Antonio notarial Pedro de Alogue Pedro Martinez percent Portobelo Portuguese reales de plata resident of Seville Rouen Saint-Malo Sanlúcar semi-private Sevilla ships Simon Canis Spaanse Brabanders Spain Spaniards Spanish Stols subnetworks textiles total network vida española Vila Vilar witnesses