Colonial economy 17-18th centuries: mining and mercantilism; subsistence and local markets

11/11/97


Click here to start


Table of Contents

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 Potosí from 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 interior for 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)

End

Author: Department of History

Email: rmccaa@maroon.tc.umn.edu

Home Page: http://www.hist.umn.edu/~rmccaa/

Download presentation source