Spanish Casa de Contratación and Colonial Trade Monopoly (1503–1790)

1. Casa de Contratación established in Seville

   Jan 1, 1503Labels: Casa de, Seville

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2. Piloto mayor office created; Vespucci appointed

   Jan 1, 1508Labels: Piloto Mayor, Amerigo Vespucci

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3. Padrón Real master map system begins

   Jan 1, 1508Labels: Padr n, Cartography

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4. Council of the Indies formed over colonial governance

   Aug 1, 1524Labels: Council of

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5. Consulado de Cargadores a Indias founded

   Aug 23, 1543Labels: Consulado de, Merchants

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6. Treasure fleet convoy system regularized

   Jan 1, 1560Labels: Treasure Fleet, Convoy System

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7. Lonja built; records later form Archive of the Indies

   Jan 1, 1583Labels: Lonja, Archivo General

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8. Cádiz’s growing role challenges Seville’s monopoly

   Jan 1, 1600Labels: C diz, Seville

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9. Casa de Contratación transferred from Seville to Cádiz

   Jan 1, 1717Labels: Casa de, C diz

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10. Free-trade regulation opens more Spanish ports

    Oct 12, 1778Labels: Free-Trade Regulation

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11. Casa de Contratación abolished in government reorganization

    Jan 1, 1790Labels: Casa de, Reform

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12. Legacy preserved in the Archivo General de Indias

    Jan 1, 1790Labels: Archivo General, Archival Legacy

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