Mail concessions for a global empire: correos mayores in the Spanish Empire in America (1514-1620)
The nature of mail concessions awarded to private parties in order to enable the distribution of information within the Spanish Empire in the sixteenth century is examined. I propose the hypothesis that several versions of mail concessions coexisted within the Spanish Empire. Likewise, I question t...
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The nature of mail concessions awarded to private parties in order to enable the distribution of information within the Spanish Empire in the sixteenth century is examined. I propose the hypothesis that several versions of mail concessions coexisted within the Spanish Empire. Likewise, I question the notion that these mail concessions were intended to gain monopoly control. The analysis concentrates on correos mayores, through which contracts were negotiated and entered into with the crown for the rights to distribute correspondence in several communication epicenters. By means of a comparison between the situations in Sevilla, the Royal Court, Mexico, and Guatemala, the article shows that “gifts” by various means, as well as auctions, were the main models for allocating mail concessions.
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| spelling | doaj.art-3266b9b790d44e499b496f25ada925722022-12-22T01:51:34ZspaInstituto Colombiano de Antropología e HistoriaFronteras de la Historia2027-46882539-47112022-07-01272Mail concessions for a global empire: correos mayores in the Spanish Empire in America (1514-1620)Nelson González Martínez0Universidad del Norte, Colombia The nature of mail concessions awarded to private parties in order to enable the distribution of information within the Spanish Empire in the sixteenth century is examined. I propose the hypothesis that several versions of mail concessions coexisted within the Spanish Empire. Likewise, I question the notion that these mail concessions were intended to gain monopoly control. The analysis concentrates on correos mayores, through which contracts were negotiated and entered into with the crown for the rights to distribute correspondence in several communication epicenters. By means of a comparison between the situations in Sevilla, the Royal Court, Mexico, and Guatemala, the article shows that “gifts” by various means, as well as auctions, were the main models for allocating mail concessions. http://10.10.0.176/index.php/fh/article/view/2328Correos Mayoresprivate agentsconcessionscolonial mailcommunication |
| spellingShingle | Nelson González Martínez Mail concessions for a global empire: correos mayores in the Spanish Empire in America (1514-1620) Fronteras de la Historia Correos Mayores private agents concessions colonial mail communication |
| title | Mail concessions for a global empire: correos mayores in the Spanish Empire in America (1514-1620) |
| title_full | Mail concessions for a global empire: correos mayores in the Spanish Empire in America (1514-1620) |
| title_fullStr | Mail concessions for a global empire: correos mayores in the Spanish Empire in America (1514-1620) |
| title_full_unstemmed | Mail concessions for a global empire: correos mayores in the Spanish Empire in America (1514-1620) |
| title_short | Mail concessions for a global empire: correos mayores in the Spanish Empire in America (1514-1620) |
| title_sort | mail concessions for a global empire correos mayores in the spanish empire in america 1514 1620 |
| topic | Correos Mayores private agents concessions colonial mail communication |
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