Colonial economy 17-18th centuries: mining and mercantilism; subsistence and local markets
Parenthesis: Bartolome de las Casas’changing view on slavery
Mining and mercantilism: the imperial view: Jose del Campillo y Cossio, New System of Economic Government of America, 1743: factories and industries “must absolutely be forbidden in America.”
Carrera de Indias (colonial convoy system):bullion from colonies, merchandise from Spain (often from N. Europe): (Burkholder and Johnson, p. 144)
Registered Silver Production, 1580-1800: Mexico’s 18th c. boom outstripped Peru’s 16th c.(Burkholder and Johnson, p. 139)
Guanajuato: New Spain’s Potosífrom 1730-1820
Subsistence and markets: emergence of local, regional and colonial markets
Mining, commerce and agriculture: New Spain/Caribe 17-18th centuries
Spanish America (Hoberman and Socolow, xiii)
Cacao production increased in 18th c. Venezuela, especially in the interiorfor markets in New Spain and Europe via Dutch smugglers
Tithes (agricultural production): Charcas (Upper Peru), 1670-1820(millions of pesos, log scale)
4 regional economic zones: New Spain 17-18th centuries
The hacienda on the defensive (New Spain, 18th c.)
Land disputes: villagers vs. small holders.
Rural economy: patterns of production from consumption (see Bauer, Schwartz and Hoberman)
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