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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I15-R238-article-19132024-12-26T17:07:21Z 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) Extravío de azogue peruano para el mercado novohispano: Entre el éxito y el fracaso en los comisos de los navíos Nuestra Señora de la Soledad y San Telmo (1699) Perda de mercúrio peruano para o mercado da Nova Espanha: Entre o sucesso e o fracasso nas apreensões dos navios Nuestra Señora de la Soledad e San Telmo (1699) Vázquez Mendoza, Nahui Ollin Extravío de Azogue Contrabando Éxito-Fracaso Comisos Redes de Negocios Perda de Mercúrio Contrabando Sucesso-Fracasso Comissões Redes Empresariais Quicksilver Loss Smuggling Success-Failure Confiscation Business Networks 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. El objetivo de este texto es realizar el seguimiento del extravío de azogue peruano remitido en dos embarcaciones a Nueva España, en las postrimerías del siglo XVII, como herramienta para estudiar el binomio “éxito-fracaso” dentro de la práctica comercial del contrabando. El comercio ilícito fue parte de un entramado de relaciones que muestran los grados de connivencia entre las diferentes escalas de la administración de la Corona en Indias. En el caso de estudio propuesto, los agentes del rey diluyeron las fronteras entre su oficio con sus actividades comerciales. Al final, se evidencia cómo funcionó la corrupción a ras de piso en la construcción de esa red de negocios y sus itinerarios al interior de estas prácticas. O objectivo deste texto é rastrear a perda de mercúrio peruano enviado em dois navios para a Nova Espanha, no final do século XVII, como ferramenta para estudar o binómio “sucesso-fracasso” na prática comercial do contrabando. O comércio ilícito fazia parte de uma rede de relações que mostra os graus de conluio entre os diferentes níveis de administração da Coroa nas Índias. No estudo de caso proposto, os agentes do rei esbateram as fronteiras entre o seu comércio e as suas atividades comerciais. No final, é evidente como a corrupção atuou ao nível básico na construção daquela rede empresarial e nos seus itinerários dentro destas práticas. Grupo Prohistoria 2024-12-22 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf https://ojs.rosario-conicet.gov.ar/index.php/prohistoria/article/view/1913 10.35305/prohistoria.vi42.1913 Prohistoria. Historia, políticas de la historia; No. 42 (2024); 1-27 Prohistoria. Historia, políticas de la historia; Núm. 42 (2024); 1-27 Prohistoria. Historia, políticas de la historia; n. 42 (2024); 1-27 1851-9504 1514-0032 spa https://ojs.rosario-conicet.gov.ar/index.php/prohistoria/article/view/1913/3088 Derechos de autor 2024 Nahui Ollin Vázquez Mendoza https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0 |
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Extravío de Azogue Contrabando Éxito-Fracaso Comisos Redes de Negocios Perda de Mercúrio Contrabando Sucesso-Fracasso Comissões Redes Empresariais Quicksilver Loss Smuggling Success-Failure Confiscation Business Networks |
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Extravío de Azogue Contrabando Éxito-Fracaso Comisos Redes de Negocios Perda de Mercúrio Contrabando Sucesso-Fracasso Comissões Redes Empresariais Quicksilver Loss Smuggling Success-Failure Confiscation Business Networks Vázquez Mendoza, Nahui Ollin 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) |
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Extravío de Azogue Contrabando Éxito-Fracaso Comisos Redes de Negocios Perda de Mercúrio Contrabando Sucesso-Fracasso Comissões Redes Empresariais Quicksilver Loss Smuggling Success-Failure Confiscation Business Networks |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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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