| Miners and Merchants in Bourbon Mexico 1763 1810 Contributor(s): Brading, D. a. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521102073 ISBN-13: 9780521102070 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $44.64 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2008 Annotation: The aim of this study is to define that distinctive blend of enlightened despotism and entrepreneurial talent which created Bourbon Mexico. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Sociology - General - History | Europe - Renaissance - History | Latin America - Mexico |
| Dewey: 309.172 |
| Series: Cambridge Latin American Studies |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (1.13 lbs) 404 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Latin America - Cultural Region - Mexican |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The aim of this study is to define that distinctive blend of enlightened despotism and entrepreneurial talent which created Bourbon Mexico. The period 1763-1810 was a crucial and distinctive stage in the colonial history of Mexico. Jose de G lvez, the dynamic minister of the Indies, transformed the system of government and restructured the economy. The ensuing 'golden age', far from being the culmination of two hundred years of steady development, sprang rather from a profound regeneration of the New World's Hispanic society. The chief success of G lvez's policy was the unprecedented mining boom which made Mexico the world's chief silver producer. It was this silver boom which largely financed the revival of the political and economic power of the Spanish monarchy and, in Mexico itself, created a new aristocracy of merchant capitalists and silver millionaires. |