Abstract
This article analyzes the life and work of Aragonese mathematician Joan de Belveder, who arrived in Peru at the end of the 16th century to make a living as a merchant. He published in Lima a work on gold and silver equivalents and, imbued with the spirit of arbitrismo , wrote a long memoir describing the general situation of the Kingdom of Peru and drawing attention on several matters that called for urgent resolution, including royal finance, tax evasion, embezzlement, smuggling in Atlantic and Asian trade, and the cultivation of crops competing with those produced in Spain. Belveder’s work provides an excellent overview of the main problems facing the Spanish administration and trade in Peru at the beginning of the 17th century.
Highlights
PALABRAS CLAVE: Arbitrismo; Administración; Malversación; Comercio; Política monetaria; Matemáticas; Equivalencias de oro y plata; Siglo XVI; Siglo XVII; Joan de Belveder; Perú
This article analyzes the life and work of Aragonese mathematician Joan de Belveder, who arrived in Peru at the end of the 16th century to make a living as a merchant
He published in Lima a work on gold and silver equivalents and, imbued with the spirit of arbitrismo, wrote a long memoir describing the general situation of the Kingdom of Peru and drawing attention on several matters that called for urgent resolution, including royal finance, tax evasion, embezzlement, smuggling in Atlantic and Asian trade, and the cultivation of crops competing with those produced in Spain
Summary
Este artículo analiza la vida y la obra de Joan de Belveder, matemático aragonés, que llegó al Perú hacia fines del siglo XVI para dedicarse al comercio. This article analyzes the life and work of Aragonese mathematician Joan de Belveder, who arrived in Peru at the end of the 16th century to make a living as a merchant. He published in Lima a work on gold and silver equivalents and, imbued with the spirit of arbitrismo, wrote a long memoir describing the general situation of the Kingdom of Peru and drawing attention on several matters that called for urgent resolution, including royal finance, tax evasion, embezzlement, smuggling in Atlantic and Asian trade, and the cultivation of crops competing with those produced in Spain.
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