Bankruptcy of empire Mexican silver and the wars between Spain, Britain, and France, 1760-1810
This book emphasizes that the Spanish empire remained the third most important European state in terms of fiscal income and naval power, and first in size of territorial empire, particularly because of its colonies in Spanish America. The Spanish crown was involved in four wars with Great Britain an...
| Autor principal: | |
|---|---|
| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
| Publicado: |
New York :
Cambridge University Press
2007.
|
| Colección: | EBSCO Academic eBook Collection Complete.
Cambridge Latin American studies ; 91. |
| Acceso en línea: | Conectar con la versión electrónica |
| Ver en Universidad de Navarra: | https://innopac.unav.es/record=b38401472*spi |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Introduction
- Resurgence of the Spanish empire: Bourbon Mexico as submetropolis, 1763-1800
- An imperial tax state: the fiscal rigors of colonialism
- Imperial wars and loans from new Spain, 1780-1800
- The royal church and the finances of the viceroyalty
- Napoleon and Mexican silver, 1805-1808
- Between Spain and America: the royal treasury and the Gordon & Murphy consortium, 1806-1808
- Mexican silver for the Cortes of Cádiz and the war against Napoleon, 1808-1811
- The rebellion of 1810, colonial debts, and bankruptcy of New Spain
- Conclusions: the financial collapse of viceroyalty and monarchy.
