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Negrón, R. (2025)

Dutch entrepreneurship in the Spanish Americas, 1580-1700

Doctoral Thesis
This dissertation shows that Dutch entrepreneurs, notably Amsterdam’s influential Coymans family, played a crucial role in the Spanish Americas from 1580 to 1700. In an era of dramatic geopolitical shifts — like the Eighty Years’ War (1568-1648) and the Fall of Antwerp (1585) — Dutch merchants turned Amsterdam into a center of world trade. They broke through barriers designed to keep them out of Spanish colonial markets by using clever tactics like innovative financing, strategic partnerships, and flexible shipping methods. Drawing on a rich collection of notarial records, personal documents, and court files from the Netherlands, Spain, the Caribbean, and Latin America, the study reveals how trust and reputation were built across vast distances and diverse legal systems. Ultimately, this research challenges traditional, empire-centered interpretations of trade by revealing that early modern trade thrived on dynamic, interconnected networks that transcended...Show moreThis dissertation shows that Dutch entrepreneurs, notably Amsterdam’s influential Coymans family, played a crucial role in the Spanish Americas from 1580 to 1700. In an era of dramatic geopolitical shifts — like the Eighty Years’ War (1568-1648) and the Fall of Antwerp (1585) — Dutch merchants turned Amsterdam into a center of world trade. They broke through barriers designed to keep them out of Spanish colonial markets by using clever tactics like innovative financing, strategic partnerships, and flexible shipping methods. Drawing on a rich collection of notarial records, personal documents, and court files from the Netherlands, Spain, the Caribbean, and Latin America, the study reveals how trust and reputation were built across vast distances and diverse legal systems. Ultimately, this research challenges traditional, empire-centered interpretations of trade by revealing that early modern trade thrived on dynamic, interconnected networks that transcended rigid imperial boundaries.Show less
Asiento de negros
Coymans family
Dutch Republic
Empire
Entrepreneurship
Family history
Slave trade
Spain
Transimperial
WIC
All authors
Negrón, R.
Supervisor
Antunes, C.A.P.
Co-supervisor
Munch Miranda, S. M.
Committee
Pargas, D.A.; Pollmann, J.S.; Brandon, P.; Fagel, R.P.; García Montón, A.
Qualification
Doctor (dr.)
Awarding Institution
Institute for History, Faculty of Humanities, Leiden University
Date
2025-03-19

Funding

Sponsorship
NWO
Grant number
VI.C.191.027