Routledge - Italian Merchants in the Early-Modern Spanish Monarchy

Explore the significant role of Italian businessmen in international trade and finance through this scholarly work by Routledge. While many historians focus on the peak influence of these merchants, this collection looks at how they adapted to the rise of new commercial and financial powers. Drawing from a wide variety of primary sources, the book examines the presence of Florentine, Genoese, and Milanese intermediaries within key Spanish hubs. It provides a detailed look at their business relations, identities, and the political resources they utilized during the transition from the Middle Ages into the seventeenth century. This text is an essential resource for those studying economic history, Mediterranean trade networks, and the evolving financial landscape of the early-modern Spanish monarchy. It offers a fresh perspective on how these merchant groups navigated changing global economic structures.