More a Matter of Analysis Than Opinion: Financial Issues Regarding the Hernán Cortés’ Enterprise, 1518-1520
The conquest of America, interpreted as an economic enterprise, is a topic that has been sparsely worked on and even less extended. Biographies, military issues, politics, society, and religion have been the subject of further study and reflection. In particular, the shadow of Hernán Cortés continue...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2021 |
| País: | México |
| Institución: | UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO |
| Repositorio: | Estudios de Historia Novohispana |
| Idioma: | español |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/75355 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://novohispana.historicas.unam.mx/index.php/ehn/article/view/75355 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Cuba Conquest of Mexico Hernán Cortés enterprises trade Conquista de México compañías comercio |
| Sumario: | The conquest of America, interpreted as an economic enterprise, is a topic that has been sparsely worked on and even less extended. Biographies, military issues, politics, society, and religion have been the subject of further study and reflection. In particular, the shadow of Hernán Cortés continues to cast a shadow over our interpretation of the conquest, which is why it seems necessary to reread and reassess the economic and social factors that facilitated his business. The overall objective of this article is to clarify the idea of the omnipotent wealth of Cortés and reveal the role that the commercial bureaucrats of Fernandina Island and some merchants played in financing the expedition of Cortés. Such support generated disagreements and personal demands that today allow a more organic interpretation of the events described, where the social and commercial articulation is more powerful than the will of a single man. |
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