Defense, economy, and politics in Seventeenth-Century Nicaragua: Don Fernando Francisco de Escobedo and the fortification of the San Juan River, 1672-1673

• Autores: Stephen Webre
• Localización: Jahrbuch für Geschichte Lateinamerikas = Anuario de Historia de América Latina ( JbLA ), ISSN-e 2194-3680, Nº. 44, 2007, págs. 93-110
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • The history of Nicaragua in the seventeenth century remains largely unexplored, in part because of a shortage of primary sources in Nicaragua itself. The colony's importance as a transit route for both Caribbean and Pacific coast trade made it an attractive target for Spain's rival powers. Spanish efforts to defend Nicaragua produced rich documentation which scholars can use to study not only military matters, but also aspects of the colony's political, social, and economic history. How this can be done is suggested by a case study of an inspection tour undertaken in 1672-1673 by don Fernando Francisco de Escobedo, captain-general of Guatemala from 1672 to 1678.