Merchantsâ Handbooks (1760â1808): From Office Desks to Chairs of Commerce

JesÃºs Astigarraga

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Chapter 9 Merchantsâ Handbooks (1760â1808)

From Office Desks to Chairs of Commerce

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Carlos IIIâs arrival on the Spanish throne in 1759 was a turning point in the production of merchantsâ handbooks. The second of the two chapters dedicated to the history of these idiosyncratic books analyses their production between 1760 and 1808. The chapter begins with an overview which presents a quantitative analysis of the number of manuals published, where they appeared, and their authorsâ professional backgrounds, among other issues. The strengthening of merchantsâ handbooksâ local genealogies from 1760 to 1790 is also studied. Although particular attention is paid to their publication in regions such as Aragon, Catalonia, Valencia and Andalusia, significant space is dedicated to the modernisation process undergone by Spanish commercial culture that took place from 1790 to 1808, covering mathematician GerÃ³nimo Bailsâ pioneer trade handbook, the training of merchants led by the Correo Mercantil (1792â1808) and the purpose of drafting a code of commerce. This modernising process culminated with the creation of the first chairs of commerce in the history of Spain, an issue that closes the chapter.

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A Unifying Enlightenment

Institutions of Political Economy in Eighteenth-Century Spain (1700â1808)

Series:Â Scientific and Learned Cultures and Their Institutions, Volume: 30

E-Book ISBN:: 9789004442894

Publisher:: Brill

Print Publication Date:: 12 Nov 2020

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From Office Desks to Chairs of Commerce

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Institutions of Political Economy in Eighteenth-Century Spain (1700â1808)