Institution

Casa de Contratación

The Casa de Contratación, or House of Trade, was the Spanish crown agency founded in Seville in 1503 to regulate trade and navigation with the Americas. It licensed voyages, collected duties and trained pilots. Its monopoly directed American silver through Spanish ports, generating customs revenues for the Spanish Empire.

Casa de Contratación
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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Casa de Contratación. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/casa-de-contratacion
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