La justicia mercantil en la Casa de la Contratación de Sevilla en el siglo XVI

Trading consulates coordinated merchants’ activity and settled their disputes. Their jurisdictional work in mercantile issues was crucial to the development of trade at all times and in all geographical spheres. Spanish-American trade, centralized in the city of Seville, also benefited. This article...

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Author: del Vas Mingo, Marta Milagros
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2009
Country:México
Institution:UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO
Repository:Estudios de Historia Novohispana
Language:Spanish
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/3617
Online Access:https://novohispana.historicas.unam.mx/index.php/ehn/article/view/3617
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Spanish American law
mercantile justice
Casa de la Contratación
Seville
consulates
Derecho Indiano
justicia mercantil
Sevilla
consulados
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Summary:Trading consulates coordinated merchants’ activity and settled their disputes. Their jurisdictional work in mercantile issues was crucial to the development of trade at all times and in all geographical spheres. Spanish-American trade, centralized in the city of Seville, also benefited. This article analyzes the application of mercantile justice in the Casa de la Contratación in Seville, from the time it was founded, as well as the legislation established by the Spanish Crown to solve problems related to Spanish-American trade.