The Spanish Connection: French and Flemish Merchant Networks in Seville (1570–1650)

The Spanish Connection: French and Flemish Merchant Networks in Seville (1570–1650)
ISBN-10
3412225363
ISBN-13
9783412225360
Category
History
Pages
458
Language
English
Published
2016-09-12
Publisher
Böhlau Verlag Köln Weimar
Author
Eberhard Crailsheim

Description

In early modern times, the city of Seville was the most important entrept̥ between the Old and the New World, attracting numerous merchants from all of Europe. They provided the American market with European merchandise, especially with textiles and metalware from Flanders and France. This book investigates the networks of Flemish and French merchants in Seville, displaying overall structures of trade as well as collective strategies of both merchant colonies.

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