Contracting and accounting: spanish army expenditure in wardrobe and the General Treasury accounts in eighteenth century

The objective of this study is to examine the funds to purchase clothing for the Spanish Army during the eighteenthcentury and their administration by the General Treasury (from now onward GT) under the authority of the Spanish Royal Finances. We try to establish the relative and absolute importance...

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Bibliographic Details
Author: Solbes Ferri, Sergio
Format: book part
Publication Date:2012
Country:España
Repository:accedaCRIS portal de investigación de la Universidad de las Palmas de Gran Canaria
OAI Identifier:oai:accedacris.ulpgc.es:10553/17346
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10553/17346
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:5301 Política fiscal y hacienda pública nacionales
Hacienda pública
España
siglo XVIII
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Summary:The objective of this study is to examine the funds to purchase clothing for the Spanish Army during the eighteenthcentury and their administration by the General Treasury (from now onward GT) under the authority of the Spanish Royal Finances. We try to establish the relative and absolute importance of the assigned funds under this heading and the diverse means used for contracting, including its legal structure, the payment mechanisms used by the Crown and the accounting control.