The supply of flour: a commercial proposal from New Orleans to the Gulf of Mexico, 1788-1799
Keywords:
intendancy, flour, trade networks, New Orleans, CubaAbstract
Flour, considered a staple good for the population, serves as a thread to unveil proposals for free trade emanating from the Hispanic-American mainland territories along the north coast of the Gulf of Mexico to the detriment of Spanish trade organization after the Bourbon administrative reforms of the late 18th century. This study is based on the request for commercial autonomy of a continental region under the control of the Intendancy of La Havana. The inability of Spain to consolidate its own trade and supply networks favored the penetration of foreign traders, especially in times of warReferences
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