The Port Infrastructures of the Bay of Cadiz before the Challenge of the American Monopoly

<span>The transfer of the <em>Casa de la Contratación</em> from Seville to Cadiz in 1717 was justified by the navigability problems of the Guadalquivir river, which hindered the continuity of the Sevillian monopoly. Faced with this, the Bay of Cadiz seemed to be much better suited...

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Main Author: Juan José IGLESIAS RODRÍGUEZ
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Ediciones Universidad de Salamanca 2017-12-01
Series:Studia Historica: Historia Moderna
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Online Access:https://revistas.usal.es/index.php/Studia_Historica/article/view/17201