Abstract

BUENO HURTADO, Edgar. Tobacco smuggling in the Factoría de Durango, 1778-1812. Let. hist. [online]. 2019, n.21, pp.11-29.  Epub Apr 24, 2020. ISSN 2448-8372.

In order to increase revenues, the monarchy of Spain decreed in the New Spain the “estanco del tabaco”, that is, a monopoly on its sowing, manufacture and sale. To achieve its objective, the Renta del tabaco was created, which was characterized by having a centralized structure where regional administrations known as factorías would be subordinated to a general administration located in Mexico City. The objective of this study is, through the analysis of confiscation lawsuits, analyze the smuggling of tobacco in the factory in Durango, that illicit trade that the same administration had the obligation to pursue but did not achieve with success.

Keywords : Smuggling; tobacco; monopoly; factoría; Durango.

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