Genoese Entrepreneurship and the Asiento Slave Trade, 1650-1700

ISBN-13: 9781032150345 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 294 str.

Alejandro García-Montón

Opis

This book reconstructs the hitherto neglected experience of Genoese entrepreneurs in transforming the structures for the trans-imperial and intra-American slave trade to Spanish America. It cuts across the global histories of 17th-century slave trade, early modern capitalism, and empire.

Spis treści

Introduction 1. From Mediterranean Galleys to the Transatlantic Slave Trade: The Tale of the Grillo Family 2. Resiliency and Adaptation: Genoese Entrepreneurs During the 17th Century 3. A New Business Model for the Atlantic World: Monopolistic Asientos and the Slave Trade to Spanish America 4. The Backbone of the Asiento: Factors, Ships’ Captains and Judges 5. Penetrating the Dutch and the English Atlantic: Slaves, Merchandise and Trans-imperial Entanglements 6. Implementing the Asiento and Smuggling: A Perspective from the Isthmus of Panama and Pacific South America 7. Genoa: A Mediterranean Hub for Overseas Entrepreneurs Epilogue

O autorze

Alejandro García-Montón is a Juan de la Cierva-Incorporación fellow at the Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Spain.