British traders in the Rio de la Plata. On the construction of a trading community (1810-1860)

During the first half of the nineteenth century many British arrived at Buenos Aires. Some of them were merchants. This article will analyze the erection of a British mercantile community. We will study the sociability sphere were they circulated and the voluntary associations they erected. Also we...

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Autor principal: Silveira, Alina
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Lenguaje:Español
Publicado: Centro de Estudios Históricos Profesor Carlos S. A. Segreti 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/anuarioceh/article/view/22085
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Sumario:During the first half of the nineteenth century many British arrived at Buenos Aires. Some of them were merchants. This article will analyze the erection of a British mercantile community. We will study the sociability sphere were they circulated and the voluntary associations they erected. Also we hope our study will help us understand the economic insertion of the British activities in Buenos Aires before 1880 and the local sociability sphere.