Asientos as sinews of war in the composite superpower of the 16th century

IF 1.2 1区历史学 Q3 ECONOMICS

European Review of Economic History Pub Date : 2021-04-08 DOI:10.1093/EREH/HEAA029

Carlos Álvarez‐Nogal, Christophe Chamley

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Abstract

The full analysis of the text of a contract, asiento, between Philip II of Spain and a Genoese merchant–banker details how in this pre-modern composite state, merchant–bankers acted as agents of the Crown who gathered many scattered sources of income to the Crown and transformed them into large and regular cash flows, mesadas, for the army. Because of the uncertain availability of these sources, the contract provided flexibility to both parties and legal assistance to the banker who reported to accountants for audit and, if necessary, the charge of an interest at about 1 percent per month.

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阿西恩托斯是16世纪复合超级大国的战争力量

对西班牙菲利普二世和一位热那亚商人-银行家之间的合同文本asiento的全面分析详细说明了在这个前现代复合国家，商人-银行家是如何充当王室的代理人的，他们为王室收集了许多分散的收入来源，并将其转化为军队的大额定期现金流mesadas。由于这些来源的不确定性，该合同为双方提供了灵活性，并为向会计师报告审计的银行家提供了法律援助，如有必要，还收取每月约1%的利息。

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