English (United Kingdom)

https://curated-unify.zendy.io/wp-json/zendy-region/v1/featured_content/oa?rat=en

https://curated-unify.zendy.io/wp-json/zendy-region/v1/highlighted_journal/

Global: Zendy Plus annual

Presents the access of premium content as premium feature

Premium Content

Presents the keyphrase highlighting as premium feature

Keyphrase Highlighting

Presents the summarisation as premium feature

Summarisation

Insights

Presents the pdf analysis as premium feature

PDF Analysis

Presents the zaia usage as premium feature

ZAIA

Global: Zendy Tools annual

Global: Zendy Free Plan

Global: Zendy Tools monthly

Global: Zendy Plus monthly

In the last decades of the 17th century a small group of merchants from Mexico City guaranteed production of most silver produced in New Spain. This article presents the business networks established by these merchants to purchase silver, the role of family bonds and the importance of trust relationships to finance their ventures. It also analyzes how credit provided by silver merchants funded the mercury supply, specially after they took control of the Mexico City merchant guild which became responsible to collect alcabala taxes. Lastly, this study also examines how venality in royal positions allowed the same merchants to control the only mint in all of New Spain, as well as to illicitly adulterate coinage.

Bases del poder de los mercaderes de plata de la ciudad de México. Redes, control del Consulado y de la Casa de Moneda a fines del siglo XVII