Demanda, producción y circulación de bienes agropecuarios en la región Río de la Plata (siglo XVIII) : balance y perspectivas de investigación.

Biangardi, Nicolás Alberto

doi:10.32997/2382-4794-vol.11-num.11-2019-2410

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“…Furthermore, records of shipments of sealskins, blubber, and oil made on behalf of the Company from Maldonado to Montevideo can be found in the auxiliary books of sales tax guides of the Caja Real de Maldonado . According to the study made by Biangardi (2018), shipments included: 63,257 skins between the years 1793 and 1804; 22 barrels and 158 casks of blubber in the years 1797–1799 and 1804; and 292 barrels of oil during the years 1797 and 1798, plus another six oil barracks sent in 1804.…”

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A reconstruction of the marine mammal harvest by the Real Compañía Marítima through the analysis of historical sources (AD 1790–1804)

Vales

2024

The Holocene

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Humans have altered marine ecosystems over very long-time scales and historical data is often needed to understand the true magnitude of human impacts. The Southwest Atlantic Ocean has a long history of large-scale removal of marine vertebrates due to whaling, sealing, and fishing in the past three centuries. Historical catch records are crucial in assessing the conservation status of these historically over-exploited populations and setting suitable recovery goals. However, several gaps in the history of exploitation of many populations limit our ability to judge recoveries success. This study examines the history of the Spanish fishing company, the Real Compañía Marítima (Royal Maritime Company), and reconstructs its catches of marine mammals in Patagonia and on the north coast of the Río de la Plata. The analysis of a wide range of historical sources reveals that, between the years 1790 and 1804, the Company extracted less than 100 southern right whales Eubalaena australis, some 200,000 South American fur seals Arctocephalus australis and South American sea lions Otaria flavescens, and a few southern elephant seals Mirounga leonina. Although the Company’s whale catch is negligible compared to that of other nations in the same whaling grounds, the amount of fur seals and sea lions removed from the ecosystem deserves attention. This historical survey provides us with the first estimate of the catches made by the Real Compañía Marítima. However, these figures only represent a small part of the extractive activities that took place in the region and further research is encouraged to assess the true dimension of human impacts on Southwest Atlantic ecosystems. The incorporation of retrospective data into ecological studies can be laborious and may have inherent biases, but it also provides valuable information for comprehending modern ecosystems and formulating appropriate conservation plans.

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A reconstruction of the marine mammal harvest by the Real Compañía Marítima through the analysis of historical sources (AD 1790–1804)

Vales

2024

The Holocene

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The Mechanics of the Alcabalas: Reform, Local Bargaining, and Dwindling Taxation in New Granada, 1750–1810

Moreno¹

2023

The Americas

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This article studies the mechanics of sales taxes in the viceroyalty of New Granada (present-day Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, and western Venezuela) during the second half of the eighteenth century. Advocating a careful examination of the accounting, institutional, and fiscal practices of North Andean customs houses, it provides an extensive discussion on how tax records can be harnessed to study the scope and nature of Bourbon reforms and to measure trade flows. The article pursues three interrelated goals. First, it studies the impact of local negotiations and jurisdictional fragmentation on local rates and revenue collection, providing new insights into the concrete mechanisms of tax bargaining. Second, the study reinterprets data on the main North Andean entrepôts of trade to measure fiscal cycles, real tax pressure, and tax incidence. Proposing a new method for examining customs records, this research shows how fiscal concessions and economic cycles led to diminishing fiscal revenues. Finally, the research places the viceroyalty within the broader context of fiscal change in the Spanish Empire, arguing that the region collected fewer revenues not only because of its comparatively smaller economic activity but also because the combination of custom and reform yielded lower taxation rates and unique fiscal structures.

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Demanda, producción y circulación de bienes agropecuarios en la región Río de la Plata (siglo XVIII) : balance y perspectivas de investigación.

Biangardi

2019

El Taller de la Historia

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Durante los últimos treinta años se han realizado numerosas investigaciones que permiten brindar un panorama completo de la producción agropecuaria que existía en las campañas rioplatenses durante el siglo XVIII. De estos trabajos surge la imagen de una producción agropecuaria diversificada, llevada a cabo por unidades de distinto tamaño y enfocada al abastecimiento de alimentos para el mercado interno, representado especialmente por las ciudades portuarias. Sin embargo, estudios recientes han destacado la importancia de la producción de cueros para la exportación, revelando la existencia de un segmento diferente de la economía agraria, cuya unidad productiva era la vaquería corambrera y no la estancia de rodeo. Investigar la producción de cueros para la exportación requiere la utilización de nuevas fuentes y una nueva estrategia metodológica. Una de las vías posibles es el estudio de la circulación de los bienes pecuarios al interior de la región. Al respecto se presentan los resultados obtenidos para los flujos que confluían en Montevideo en las últimas dos décadas del siglo XVIII y se analizan las perspectivas de investigación para otros períodos y circuitos dentro la región, como los que se orientaban hacia la ciudad de Buenos Aires.

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Demanda, producción y circulación de bienes agropecuarios en la región Río de la Plata (siglo XVIII) : balance y perspectivas de investigación.

Cited by 3 publications

References 14 publications

A reconstruction of the marine mammal harvest by the Real Compañía Marítima through the analysis of historical sources (AD 1790–1804)

A reconstruction of the marine mammal harvest by the Real Compañía Marítima through the analysis of historical sources (AD 1790–1804)

The Mechanics of the Alcabalas: Reform, Local Bargaining, and Dwindling Taxation in New Granada, 1750–1810

Demanda, producción y circulación de bienes agropecuarios en la región Río de la Plata (siglo XVIII) : balance y perspectivas de investigación.

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