Abstract
This article studies the influence that a relevant seigneurial emporia, as it was Sanlucar de Barrameda —residence of the Dukes of Medina Sidonia—, had in the implementation and development of the commercial institutions of the Carrera de Indias. In general terms, we suggest a review of this complex taking into account the difficult praxis of the royal politics in an area as much discontinuous —from the point of view of the jurisdiction— as it was the Lower Andalusia. The period chosen goes from the first royal attempts to inquiry in the South Atlantic commerce, to the fall of the IX duke in 1641 accused of conspiracy.
Highlights
This article studies the influence that a relevant seigneurial emporia
complex taking into account the difficult praxis of the royal politics
The period chosen goes from the first royal attempts to inquiry in the
Summary
En este artículo se estudia la influencia que un emporio señorial de la magnitud de Sanlúcar de Barrameda —sede de la Casa de Medina Sidonia— tuvo en la configuración y desarrollo de las instituciones comerciales de la Carrera de Indias. El comercio americano potenció las posibilidades de enriquecimiento, no sólo de aquella ciudad, sino de toda una región a la que denominamos Baja Andalucía.[3]. Buena parte de las más poderosas Casas señoriales castellanas tenían sus sedes en esta región —así los duques de Arcos, Osuna, Alcalá y Medina Sidonia, por sólo citar cuatro de los más destacados ejemplos—. En esta playa y puerto de Sanlúcar dan fondo los galeones y flotas que vienen de las Indias y aguardan la marea para ir a descargar a Sevilla”.6
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