Genoese entrepreneurship and the asiento slave trade, 1650-1700.
Alejandro García-Montón
- Milton : Taylor & Francis Group, 2021. 2022.
- 1 online resource (311 pages)
- Early Modern Iberian History in Global Contexts Ser. .
- Early Modern Iberian History in Global Contexts Ser. .
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Cover -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Acknowledgements -- List of Abbreviations -- 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 -- Index.