Spanish mercantile system in colonial Latin America (1503-1821)

1. Casa de la Contratación created in Seville

   Jan 20, 1503Labels: Casa de, Seville

   • Centro Estudios Andaluces
   • Archnet
   • Casa Contrataci n

2. Council of the Indies centralizes imperial governance

   Jan 1, 1524Labels: Council of, Spanish Crown

   • Casa Contrataci n
   • Casa Contrataci n

3. Seville merchants’ consulado is authorized

   Jan 1, 1543Labels: Consulado Seville, Seville merchants

   • Encyclopedia com
   • Anuario Atl nticos
   • Consulado Cargadores

4. Convoy system (fleets and galleons) is imposed

   Jul 16, 1561Labels: Convoy system, Treasure fleets

   • Britannica
   • Flotas y galeones
   • Treasure Fleet

5. Mexico City merchant consulado is established

   Dec 9, 1593Labels: Consulado Mexico, New Spain

   • Consulado M xico

6. Britain gains the asiento contract under Utrecht

   May 1, 1713Labels: Asiento Utrecht, Great Britain

   • Asiento EN
   • PortCities Bristol
   • Asiento ES

7. Casa de la Contratación is moved to Cádiz

   Jan 1, 1717Labels: Casa de, C diz

   • DOAJ article
   • Casa Contrataci n

8. British capture of Havana exposes trade vulnerabilities

   Aug 13, 1762Labels: Capture of, Seven Years'

   • Siege Havana
   • Harvard Atlantic

9. 1778 ‘free trade’ regulation loosens the monopoly

   Oct 12, 1778Labels: 1778 Reglamento, Free trade

   • Memoria Chilena
   • Reglamento 1778

10. Casa de la Contratación is abolished

    Jan 1, 1790Labels: Abolition of, Bourbon reforms

    • Casa Contrataci n
    • Casa Contrataci n

11. Mexican War of Independence begins

    Sep 16, 1810Labels: Mexican War, New Spain

    • Mexican War

12. Treaty of Córdoba confirms Mexico’s break from Spain

    Aug 24, 1821Labels: Treaty of, Mexico

    • Britannica
    • Treaty C rdoba
    • History com