El comercio en la frontera castellano-portuguesa: el ámbito extremeño (siglos XIII-XV)*
The development of frontier commerce between Extremedura and Portugal from the mid-thirteenth century. The celebration of fairs alongside frontier castles. The development of markets free from taxes (`francos') in the fifteenth century. Data proceeding from customs tariffs. Roads, customs point...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | Spanish |
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Universidad Complutense de Madrid
2005-10-01
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| Series: | En la España Medieval |
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| Online Access: | http://revistas.ucm.es/index.php/ELEM/article/view/22966 |
| Summary: | The development of frontier commerce between Extremedura and Portugal from the mid-thirteenth century. The celebration of fairs alongside frontier castles. The development of markets free from taxes (`francos') in the fifteenth century. Data proceeding from customs tariffs. Roads, customs points (`dry ports'), the repression of contraband by the `alcaldes de sacas'. The importance of noble lordships and the predominance of agricultural products and livestock in mercantile traffic. |
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| ISSN: | 0214-3038 1988-2971 |