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

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

  1. Casa de Contratación established in Seville

    Labels: Casa de, Seville
  2. Piloto mayor office created; Vespucci appointed

    Labels: Piloto Mayor, Amerigo Vespucci
  3. Council of the Indies formed over colonial governance

    Labels: Council of
  4. Consulado de Cargadores a Indias founded

    Labels: Consulado de, Merchants
  5. Treasure fleet convoy system regularized

    Labels: Treasure Fleet, Convoy System
  6. Lonja built; records later form Archive of the Indies

    Labels: Lonja, Archivo General
  7. Cádiz’s growing role challenges Seville’s monopoly

    Labels: C diz, Seville
  8. Casa de Contratación transferred from Seville to Cádiz

    Labels: Casa de, C diz
  9. Free-trade regulation opens more Spanish ports

    Labels: Free-Trade Regulation
  10. Casa de Contratación abolished in government reorganization

    Labels: Casa de, Reform
  11. Legacy preserved in the Archivo General de Indias

    Labels: Archivo General, Archival Legacy