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Itinerarios mundiales de una moneda supranacional: el real de a ocho o peso durante la Edad Moderna

Authors: García Guerra, Elena María;

Itinerarios mundiales de una moneda supranacional: el real de a ocho o peso durante la Edad Moderna

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[EN] This article deals with the worldwide spread of a Spanish coin called real de a ocho from the 16th to the 18th century. Múltiple of the real (1 real de a 8 equals 8 reales), this typically castilian silver coin was used as a means of payment in Europe, the Baltic lands, Eastern Mediterranean áreas, the Far East and, of course, the inner American continent. Thanks to an analysis of the causes and consequences of its expansión, it is possible here to review the way money flew internationally and to sketch the international labour división in the early modern period. Merchants and bankers all over the world accepted the real de a ocho because they were aware of its intrinsic features, which had been left untouched for more than a century and a half. Due to its weight and legal standard of fineness, this coin flew regularly from Castile abroad. Finally although it has been claimed that a valuable coin is always linked to a hegemonic political power and Castile followed this rule to a great extent, we draw the conclusión that the Spanish silver coin was not correlated to a steady economic framework, as was the case with the pound or the dollar.

[ES] Este artículo describe la difusión universal del real de a ocho desde los siglos XVI al XVIII. Múltiplo del real, la moneda de plata por excelencia de Castilla, esta pieza sirvió de medio de pago en Europa, en el Báltico, en el Mediterráneo Oriental, en el Extremo Oriente y, por supuesto, en el interior del continente americano. El análisis de las causas y consecuencias de su expansión da pie a repasar los flujos internacionales del dinero y el cuadro'de la división internacional del trabajo durante la Edad Moderna. Mercaderes y banqueros de todo el mundo respetaban el real de a ocho porque sabían que era una moneda que conservó intactas durante más de siglo y medio sus características intrínsecas, pero la estabilidad de su peso y su ley fueron la causa, precisamente, de su drenaje desde Castilla hacia el exterior. Se concluye que, si bien, desde siempre se ha asociado la moneda fuerte a la hegemonía, poder y prosperidad de una entidad política y que, en líneas generales, Castilla en su cénit no sería una excepción, sin embargo, a diferencia de la libra o del dólar, la moneda española de plata no estuvo respaldada por una economía potente.

Este artículo forma parte de las actividades llevadas a cabo para el proyecto «Monarquía Hispánica e identidad urbana» (BHA 2000-1510), financiado por el Ministerio de Educación y Ciencia

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Historia moderna y contemporánea, Moneda de plata, Balanza comercial, Monetary flows, Modern history, Política monetaria, Silver coin, Modern history, 1453-, Monetary policy, Comercio exterior, D204-475, Comercial balance, External commerce, Flujos monetarios, Historia moderna y contempor?nea

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