The Transfer of the Casa de la Contratación and the Consulado de Indias and their Effects in the Context of the Nueva Plant of the Navy and the American Trade

Abstract

The transfer of the Casa de la Contratación and the Consulado from Seville to Cadiz in 1717 is part of a combined reform project of the Navy and trade with America, to be developed in the following decades, taking as a center the bay of Cadiz. This article analyzes the elements that influenced this election of the Crown, the role of Patiño and other ministers in the reform, their development and the main conflicts that arose between around 1720 and 1750.

Keywords

• casa de la contratación
• consulado
• felipe v
• marina
• comercio
• cádiz