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GECEM Project (ERC-Starting Grant), ref. 679371, under the European Union's Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Programme, www.gecem.eu., One of the sources that allow us to analyse certain consumption patterns are trade balances. These documents are especially relevant in the case of island colonies, such as Cuba, that depended on the outside world for many kinds of supplies, not just the basic ones. Despite their limitations, data on imported goods from Havana's balance of trade at the dawn of the nineteenth century allow us to examine the consumer goods that were most in demand in Cuba at that time. This essay uses that information to emphasise the relationship between colony and metropole in terms of material culture, with a particular focus on the core items of food, clothing and household goods. Overall, patterns of consumption reflect patterns of production and imports., GECEM Project (ERC-Starting Grant), ref. 679371, Horizon 2020, project hosted at UPO

Thanks to the conservation of the expense accounting of the Royal House of Isabel I of Castile (1492-1504), it is possible to analyze the consumption of silk, wool and linen fabrics (excluding fabric with metal threads) by class status from the time of the discovery of America to the death of the queen. The most frequently used fabrics by quantity was linen, followed by wool and silk. By cost, however, silk reached 60 % of expenses, followed by wool (31 %) and linen (8 %). As the accounts move down the social ladder, silk disappears altogether, while wool and linen remain. Attending to the colour, black was the most commonly used dye for silk fabrics and red was the most common dye for wool Graças à preservação das contas de despesa da Casa Real da Rainha Isabel I de Castela (1492-1504), é possível analisar o consumo de tecidos em seda, lã e linho (com excepção de tecidos com fios metálicos) por estatuto social desde o ano do descobrimento da América até à morte da rainha. O tecido mais usado em quantidade era o linho, seguido da lã e da seda. Em termos de valor monetário, contudo, a seda alcançava 60 % das despesas, seguida da lã (31 %) e do linho (8 %). Assim que as contas descem na escala social, a seda desaparece completamente, enquanto que a lã e o linho se mantêm. Em relação à cor, o negro era o corante mais usado em tecidos de seda, e o vermelho, o mais comum em lãs We acknowledge research funding from Ministerio de Economía, Industria y Competitividad (Agencia Estatal de Investigación)/Fondo Europeo de Desarrollo Regional (FEDER), HAR 2016-78026-P.