Loss of Peruvian quicksilver for the New Spain market: Between success and failure in the seizures of the ships Nuestra Señora de la Soledad and San Telmo (1699)
The objective of this text is to trace the loss of Peruvian quicksilver shipped in two vessels to New Spain in the late 17th century, as a tool for studying the “success-failure” dichotomy within the commercial practice of smuggling. This activity emerged from a network of relationships that reveals...
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Grupo Prohistoria
2024
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| Acceso en línea: | https://ojs.rosario-conicet.gov.ar/index.php/prohistoria/article/view/1913 |
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| Sumario: | The objective of this text is to trace the loss of Peruvian quicksilver shipped in two vessels to New Spain in the late 17th century, as a tool for studying the “success-failure” dichotomy within the commercial practice of smuggling. This activity emerged from a network of relationships that reveals the degrees of collusion among the various levels of the Royal administration in the Indies, as seen in this case study, where the king’s agents blurred the boundaries between their official duties and their commercial activities. Ultimately, it demonstrates how corruption operated at ground level in building this business network and its itineraries within these practices. |
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