Trade and Peace with Old Spain, 1667–1750
Trade and Peace with Old Spain, 1667–1750
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USDOriginally published in 1940, this book presents a study of the influence of commerce on Anglo-Spanish diplomacy from 1667 to 1750, with the main focus being on the first half of the eighteenth century. The text compares, using archive documents, both Spanish and British versions of events, taking a more rigorous and specific approach than that seen in many previous works on the subject. A bibliography, graphs and detailed notes are also included. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in European history, Anglo-Spanish relations and economics.
Product details
November 2015Paperback
9781107585614
266 pages
216 × 140 × 15 mm
0.34kg
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Table of Contents
- Foreword
- Introduction
- 1. 'The darling and the silver mine of England'. A study of British trade with Spain, 1667–1700
- 2. 'Monarchy, church and trade'. Events leading up to the outbreak of the War of the Spanish Succession, 1700–2
- 3. 'A lame, blind, misshapen monster'. The commercial treaty of 1713 and the Asiento contract, 1711–16
- 4. 'That unwieldy, untoward point of the West Indies'. The depredations crisis, 1737–9
- 5. 'The claims of the South Sea company ... killed'. The peace of 1748 and the commercial treaty of 1750
- Appendix. Patiño and the economic development of the Spanish Empire
- Bibliography
- Notes
- Index.
