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Prices and coins that circulated in Merida in the XVI century

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  • María del Salvador González Raposo

    (Universidad de La Coruña)

  • Milagros Contreras Dávila

    (Universidad de Los Andes)

Abstract

La investigación se realizó principalmente en dos archivos: General de Indias (AGI) (Sevilla, España) y General de la Gobernación del Estado Mérida (AGEM). El peso es el tipo de moneda más mencionado en los protocolos, sobre todo en Escrituras de Obligación, Cartas de Dote y Testamento. El peso tenía un valor más nominal que de uso, pues es sabido la gran escasez de moneda que existía en las Indias. En la provincia de Sierra Nevada del Nuevo Reino de Granada, se utilizaba como moneda, en las compras cotidianas, el lienzo, el cordobán, la perla y otros artículos. En los protocolos del Escribano Diego de la Peña se registraron 419 precios asignados a todo tipo de artículos. El mayor número de precios asignados corresponde a la tipología Cartas de Dote. Los pesos mencionados en los protocolos se han agrupado en nueve categorías, la mayor parte de las menciones del peso corresponde a las dos primeras, no se aquilata ni precisa el valor.

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  • María del Salvador González Raposo & Milagros Contreras Dávila, 1997. "Prices and coins that circulated in Merida in the XVI century," Economía, Instituto de Investigaciones Económicas y Sociales (IIES). Facultad de Ciencias Económicas y Sociales. Universidad de Los Andes. Mérida, Venezuela, vol. 22(13), pages 27-35, January-D.
    • Handle: RePEc:ula:econom:v:22:y:1997:i:13:p:27-35
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    Keywords

    Tipo de moneda; precios.;

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    • B00 - Schools of Economic Thought and Methodology - - General - - - History of Economic Thought, Methodology, and Heterodox Approaches

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