Casa de Contratación and Seville's trade monopoly (1503–1717)

1. Crown orders Casa de Contratación in Seville

   Jan 20, 1503Labels: Casa de, Seville, Guadalquivir River

   • Britannica
   • Wikimedia
   • Alc zar

2. Office of Piloto Mayor is created

   Mar 22, 1508Labels: Piloto Mayor, Casa de

   • Piloto mayor
   • Britannica

3. Council of the Indies formalizes imperial oversight

   Aug 1, 1524Labels: Council of, Casa de

   • Britannica
   • WHE
   • Cultura gob

4. Consulado of Indies merchants is founded

   Jan 1, 1543Labels: Consulado de, Seville

   • Consulado

5. Treasure fleets begin regular Atlantic convoys

   Jan 1, 1560Labels: Treasure Fleet, Atlantic convoys

   • Britannica
   • Flotas

6. Philip II restricts transatlantic sailing to fleets

   Jul 16, 1561Labels: Philip II, fleet policy

   • Flotas
   • Britannica

7. Manila galleon links Pacific trade to Seville system

   Jan 1, 1565Labels: Manila Galleon, New Spain

   • Manila galleon
   • Gale n Manila

8. Crown builds the Seville merchant exchange (Lonja)

   Jan 1, 1598Labels: Lonja de, Seville

   • AGI
   • Consulado

9. Silting and ship size pressures weaken Seville’s port

   Jan 1, 1700Labels: Guadalquivir silting, C diz

   • EXEA

10. Casa de Contratación is transferred to Cádiz

    Jan 1, 1717Labels: Casa de, C diz

    • Britannica
    • Alc zar
    • Casa Indias

11. Early Bourbon “comercio libre” reforms begin

    Jan 1, 1765Labels: Bourbon reforms, comercio libre

    • Oxford

12. Free-trade regulation opens many imperial ports

    Oct 12, 1778Labels: Free-trade Regulation, imperial ports

    • Reglamento
    • UChile text
    • Oxford

13. Archive of the Indies is created in Seville

    Jan 1, 1785Labels: Archivo General, Lonja de

    • AGI
    • AGI ES

14. Casa de Contratación is abolished

    Jan 1, 1790Labels: Casa de

    • Britannica
    • Casa Indias