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The book "Negotiation, Tears, and Curses. Extraordinary Taxation in the Hispanic Monarchy, 1620-1814" coordinated by Guillermina del Valle Pavón, examines the financing mechanisms and loyalty and negotiation practices in the Hispanic monarchy during a long period. The importance of bringing together researchers from different historiographical traditions and the complex unity of the Hispanic empire is highlighted. The book also analyzes the extraordinary taxation of the Old Regime and the complex negotiation mechanisms that reveal the fabric of loyalties and local negotiations. In addition, it examines the relationship between extraordinary exactions and American elites and corporations, as well as the impact on the King's relationship with Sevillian merchants. The text also analyzes the relationships between viceroys and merchants in the Viceroyalty of New Spain during the 17th and 18th centuries, highlighting the disputes and alliances between officials and merchants. The role of financial intermediaries in America during the viceregal period is also examined, and it is concluded that imperial governance in America was negotiated and that intermediaries played a crucial role in collection and reciprocity shaping. [Extracted from the article]