Currents of Gold in a Sea of Silver : War, Commodities, and Trade Networks in Northern South America, 1770–1810
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Hardback or Cased Book
Book Series
Cambridge Latin American Studies
ISBN-10
1009766163
ISBN-13
9781009766166
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
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Cambridge University Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Sep 30th, 2026
Print length
288 Pages
Weight
500 grams
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This book explores trade networks and economic change in the gold-driven society of colonial-era Northern South America. Weaving together a broad set of quantitative sources, it is for readers interested in monetary and financial history, Bourbon reforms and political change, and Atlantic and global connections.
The Viceroyalty of the New Kingdom of Granada (present-day Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, and Western Venezuela) was one of the largest global gold producers during the late colonial period. A distinctive commerce-oriented society emerged that diverged from the silver economies of Mexico and Peru. This study examines how the crossflow of precious metals fostered monetization, productive specialization, and financial complexity across New Granada societies. It interweaves a unique, broad set of quantitative sources to analyze the direction, magnitude, and dynamics of interregional flows of precious metals, domestic staples, and global goods. Combining Social Network Analysis and innovative sources, this is one of the first attempts to provide a quantitative assessment of monetary and commodity flows in any region of the former Spanish Empire.
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