HIST 309 Lecture Notes - Lecture 27: Repartimiento, Scientific Racism, Bourbon Reforms
16 Dec 2017
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Similar in portugal and spain objective was development of the metropolis. Types of goods that spain wants to develop in the americas are the same as before no development of industry, still mining and plantations. New monopolies, both spain and portugal; favour the interests of the metropolis: seville company 1747; ports of cadiz trading with all ports in latin america except. Cuba and venezuela: barcelona company 1756-86; far from cadiz; develop growing textile industries in. Catalu a and ship them to latin america for tobacco etc. Spanish america: compa ia gaditana de negros 1765 their own monopoly on slaves, damages england"s control. Decree of 1778 opens the private enterprise of trading even more can sale from more ports in. Spain, 12 in total, that can trade with 24 in the americas (not caracas) Favoured industries in spain and agro-production in the americas. Negative effects on the creole population, the smaller traders/producers especially helped some.
