The Consolidacion de Vales Reales as a Determining Factor in the Mexican Struggle for Independence,1804-1808

The Consolidacion de Vales Reales, a tax policy applied by the Spanish Crown between 1804 and 1808, was an important background event to Mexico's struggle for independence. It spurred different social sectors' first upheavals and demonstrations against New Spain's regime. Later on, se...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor: von Wobeser, Gisela
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2006
País:México
Institución:EL COLEGIO DE MÉXICO
Repositorio:Historia Mexicana
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:oai.historiamexicana.colmex.mx:article/1566
Acceso en línea:https://historiamexicana.colmex.mx/index.php/RHM/article/view/1566
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:New Spain
economy
vales reales
state debt
19th Century
Nueva España
economía
deuda estatal
siglo XIX
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Sumario:The Consolidacion de Vales Reales, a tax policy applied by the Spanish Crown between 1804 and 1808, was an important background event to Mexico's struggle for independence. It spurred different social sectors' first upheavals and demonstrations against New Spain's regime. Later on, several of these upheavals' leaders played relevant roles in the struggle for independence. Besides, the negative microeconomic and macroeconomic effects of the Con- solidacion produced widespread  rejection of the Spanish regime and the search for new political alternatives. Finally, many of those most damaged by the Consolidacion, including many clergymen, joined the independent movement.