Iberian World Empires and the Globalization of Europe 1415–1668

Reseñas / Reviews

“…El segundo capítulo, desarrollado por David Carvajal, se centra en el estudio de las empresas comerciales y financieras de Castilla del siglo xvi, correspondiente a la expansión y crecimiento europeo y el resplandor de los Imperios Ibéricos (Yun-CAsAlillA, 2019). Apoyándose en las fuentes documentales del Archivo Municipal de Valladolid, Archivo de la Real Chancillería de Valladolid y del Archivo General de Simancas, el autor indica que el éxito del modelo empresarial se basa en la capacidad de desarrollar diferentes estrategias de especialización y diversificación, creación de las redes mercantiles, mejora en la gestión de riesgo, controlándolo a través del apoyo entre los comerciantes o la suscripción de contratos de seguros.…”

JUDAEO-CONVERSOMERCHANTS IN THE PRIVATE TRADE BETWEEN MACAO AND MANILA IN THE EARLY MODERN PERIOD

“…It was in this region, more precisely in the kingdom of Portugal, that on 30 January 1580 King Henrique died without heirs; he was succeeded on 15 April 1581 by King Philip II of Spain, the most direct successor to the Portuguese throne. This event was the culmination of centuries of royal policies to unify the peninsula (Yun-Casalilla 2019). From this date, although the kingdoms of Portugal and Spain were in theory politically unified, in reality their administrative situations were quite different.…”

Creating Global Demand: Polycentric Approaches, Crossroads of Silk and Silver in China and Iberian Empires During the Early Modern Era

“…The formative process of trade networks that integrated Pacific and Atlantic markets took place during the 16 th century when Manila-Acapulco trade routes were established, and in the context of Iberian union when the kingdom of Portugal and the Spanish crown were unified under Spanish Habsburg monarchs (Elliot 2002;Yun-Casalilla 2019). The 18 th century created a new scenario in the international order and political systems with the arrival of Bourbons to the Spanish throne after the Succession War, as French merchants and the Mediterranean market gained hegemony to the detriment of Italian merchants who played an important role in Atlantic fleets and Carrera de Indias.…”