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la Casa de la Contratación y el Consulado de Indias

English translation: House of Trade (Casa de la Contratación)and the Merchant Guild of the Indies


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Spanish term or phrase:la Casa de la Contratación y el Consulado de Indias
English translation:House of Trade (Casa de la Contratación)and the Merchant Guild of the Indies
Entered by: Dave Pugh
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13:40 Jan 4, 2009
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Tourism & Travel
Spanish term or phrase: la Casa de la Contratación y el Consulado de Indias
El 12 de mayo de 1717 Felipe V promulgó una real cédula por la que la Casa de la Contratación y el Consulado de Indias fueron trasladadas desde Sevilla hasta Cádiz.
i can´t seem to find this anywhere.
Thanks for the help.
Dave Pugh
Local time: 21:09
House of Trade (Casa de la Contratación)and the Merchant Guild of the Indies
Explanation:
2 Nov 2008 ... Although the Casa de Contratación was not located in a specific building, its documents can now be seen in the Archive of Indies in Seville ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casa_de_Contratacion

Britannica online encyclopedia article on Casa de Contratacion:central trading house and procurement agency for Spain’s New World empire from the 16th to ...
www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/135411/Casa-de-Contratac...
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Eileen Banks
Argentina
Local time: 16:09
Grading comment
This one sounds good to me.
Thanks everyone for the help.
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1House of Trade (Casa de la Contratación)and the Merchant Guild of the Indies
Eileen Banks
4 +1House of Trade and the Consulate of the Indies
Rocio Barrientos
4the Casa de la Contratación (an overseas trade regulation agency run by the Spanish government)
John Rawlins
4the Casa de la Contratación [Trarnslator's Note: Supervised Transatlantic Ships and Collected Levy]
Michael Powers (PhD)


  

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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
House of Trade and the Consulate of the Indies


Explanation:
La Casa de Contratación (The House of Trade) was a government agency under the Spanish Empire from the 16th to the 18th centuries, which attempted to control all Spanish exploration and colonization. Its official name was La Casa y Audiencia de Indias.

Spain guide: history of Sevilla, Andalusia. - [ Traducir esta página ]In 1543 the Consulate of the Indies, in which all Spanish merchants trading with the Indies were registered, was founded. Until this time most contracts and ...
www.spanishunlimited.com/spain/sevilla/info.history2

Rocio Barrientos
Bolivia
Local time: 15:09
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Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Francesca Durazzi: Estoy de acuerdo, sino creo que CONSULATE no quiere THE. Aquì hay otro riferimento: http://www.asap.co.uk/info/5395.html
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the Casa de la Contratación [Trarnslator's Note: Supervised Transatlantic Ships and Collected Levy]


Explanation:
and the Consulate of the Indies

Collins Unabridged Spanish-English Dictionary

There is no translation given for "Casa de Contratación", only a lengthy detailed description that I attempted to summarize above.

Miie :)

Michael Powers (PhD)
United States
Local time: 15:09
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15 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
House of Trade (Casa de la Contratación)and the Merchant Guild of the Indies


Explanation:
2 Nov 2008 ... Although the Casa de Contratación was not located in a specific building, its documents can now be seen in the Archive of Indies in Seville ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casa_de_Contratacion

Britannica online encyclopedia article on Casa de Contratacion:central trading house and procurement agency for Spain’s New World empire from the 16th to ...
www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/135411/Casa-de-Contratac...

Eileen Banks
Argentina
Local time: 16:09
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 20
Grading comment
This one sounds good to me.
Thanks everyone for the help.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Taña Dalglish: Agree. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casa_de_Contratación); Furthermore, trade w/ the overseas possessions was handled by a Merchants' Guild based in Seville , the Consulado de mercaderes, which worked in conjunction with the Casa de Contratación.
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  -> Thank you Taña :)
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2 days1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
the Casa de la Contratación (an overseas trade regulation agency run by the Spanish government)


Explanation:
I believe this is a short, but accurate, description of the Casa.

John Rawlins
Spain
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