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SERRANO, José M.. Havana: Local Wealth, Mexican Silver and Military Financing, 1765-1788: Towards a New Perspective. Am. Lat. Hist. Econ [online]. 2020, vol.27, n.1, e1005.  Epub 12-Feb-2020. ISSN 2007-3496.  https://doi.org/10.18232/alhe.1005.

This article analyzes Mexican silver remittances to the Caribbean for military purposes from a new perspective. This perspective is based on the premise that the contribution of the Viceroyalty of New Spain was lower than what has been written so far due to a methodological re-evaluation of the sources and a deeper analysis of the contributions of Havana in the context that it followed from 1765. The role of Cuban income and loans represented a significant contribution to the defense of the Caribbean that diminished the real importance of Mexican remittances. This article aims to generate a debate on the possible causes of Mexico's economic backwardness from a qualitative analysis of remittances sent to Spain and the Caribbean.

Palabras llave : silver remittances; situados.

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