Pagar la batalla. Campillo y el dinero para el ejército de Nápoles y Lombardía, 1734-1735
The War of Polish Succession gave Spain the opportunity to renovate its policy of revisionism and reconquer Naples and Sicily in 1734-1735. In this paper we address the question of how this expedition was financed, which means were used, and how Campillo managed the affair. Archival sources witness...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2020 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Universidad de Navarra |
| Repositorio: | Dadun. Depósito Académico Digital de la Universidad de Navarra |
| Idioma: | español |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:dadun.unav.edu:10171/61286 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://hdl.handle.net/10171/61286 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Italia siglo XVIII Nápoles 1734 Guerra Estado fiscal-militar Letras de cambio Campillo |
| Sumario: | The War of Polish Succession gave Spain the opportunity to renovate its policy of revisionism and reconquer Naples and Sicily in 1734-1735. In this paper we address the question of how this expedition was financed, which means were used, and how Campillo managed the affair. Archival sources witness the payment with loans by bankers in the form of bills of exchange. The bills were transferred by Italian houses of bank in Madrid to colleagues in Tuscany. In some occasions the Spanish government was able to send Spanish American bullion directly from Cadis to Naples. The paper studies the vicissitudes of payments processes, and the relations between bankers and Spanish military authorities, as well as the choice of sending bills or bullion as appropriate. This text is also an opportunity to observe the managerial role of an «intendente» of the army. |
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