De Tánger a Gibraltar: el estrecho en la praxis comercial e imperial británica (1661-1776)

Authors

  • José Ignacio Martínez Ruiz Universidad de Sevilla

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3989/hispania.2005.v65.i221.132

Keywords:

British Empire, Tangier, Gibraltar, International trade, Free ports, Smuggling, Seventeenth century, Eighteenth century

Abstract


The Mediterranean was one of the key zones for England from the mid-seventeenth century on. However, a number of different circumstances made it impossible for Tangier, ceded by Portugal in 1661, to become the hub of English naval activity in Southern Europe. The case of Gibraltar, seized from Spain in 1704, was very different. Beyond Spanish territorial vindication and British imperial policy, Gibraltar became an international trading enclave in the course of the eighteenth century, taking advantage of its geographical situation, its status as a free port, and its integration into the British economy.

Downloads

Download data is not yet available.

Downloads

Published

2005-12-30

How to Cite

Martínez Ruiz, J. I. (2005). De Tánger a Gibraltar: el estrecho en la praxis comercial e imperial británica (1661-1776). Hispania, 65(221), 1043–1062. https://doi.org/10.3989/hispania.2005.v65.i221.132

Issue

Section

Studies

Most read articles by the same author(s)

  • José Ignacio Martínez Ruiz, A town famous for its abundance of raisins and wines. Anglo–Spanish commerce in the XVII century , Hispania: Vol. 71 No. 239 (2011)
  • Carlos Estepa Díez, Amalia Zomeño, Adolfo Carrasco Martínez, Ramón Cózar Gutiérrez, Juan Antonio Inarejos, Óscar Recio Morales, José Pardo-Tomás, Germán Navarro Espinach, Ernesto García Fernández, Juan Hernández Franco, Ángel Alloza, Pere Molas, M. Isabel Gascón Uceda, David Alonso García, Juan Avilés, Jaume Aurell, José Ignacio Martínez Ruiz, José M. Portillo Valdés, Pedro Tedde de Lorca, Reseñas , Hispania: Vol. 74 No. 248 (2014)
  • Enrique Daza Pardo, Carlos M. Reglero de la Fuente, Miguel Ángel Ladero Quesada, Flocel Sabaté, José Antonio Jara Fuente, Amparo Rubio Martínez, Esther Pérez-Piqueras, José Manuel Triano Milán, Vicent Baydal Sala, Juan M. Carretero, María Álvarez Fernández, Miguel Ángel de Bunes Ibarra, Pablo Ortego Rico, Matteo Salonia, José Ignacio Martínez Ruiz, Francisco Gil Martínez, Francisco Andújar Castillo, Arturo Morgado García, Manuela Aroca Mohedano, Barbara van der Leeuw, María Dolores Elizalde, Maximiliano Fuentes Codera, Sergio Valero Gómez, Alberto Sabio Alcutén, Óscar J. Martín García, Book reviews , Hispania: Vol. 81 No. 268 (2021)