The composiciones for foreigners in New Spain, 1595–1700

In the early 1590s, Philip II of Spain recognized that the royal treasury was exhausted. In an effort to recoup monetary resources, he imposed several taxes in the American viceroyalties. One of them was the composición (settlement) for foreigners. The composición has been interpreted as a way of le...

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Main Author: Eleonora Poggio Ghilarducci
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Published: Universidad Complutense de Madrid 2012-04-01
Series:Cuadernos de Historia Moderna
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Online Access:http://revistas.ucm.es/index.php/CHMO/article/view/38676