Wine, salt, and raisins for fish, flour, and staves: American shipping Trade with Spain in the end of the 18th century (1780-1800)

Abstract

This article addresses the issue of shipping trade between the American ports of the Philadelphia district and those of New England with Spain, during the turbulent years of the late eighteenth century. First, the US consular network in Spain is analyzed, which seems to depend on the perception that merchants and captains had about its usefulness. Subsequently, the analysis of the movement of ships to and from Spanish ports, the usual routes used by this traffic and the merchandise object of this trade are addressed. An exhaustive examination of the investigated sources is also made, especially the documentation of the American customs, along with commercial correspondence and the press.

Keywords

• estados unidos
• españa
• tráfico comercial
• rutas comerciales
• cádiz