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Report of new copies of the issuance of paper money in Puerto Rico (1781)
- Source :
- Documenta & Instrumenta, Vol 12, Iss 0, Pp 195-208 (2014)
- Publication Year :
- 2014
- Publisher :
- Universidad Complutense de Madrid, 2014.
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Abstract
- In our paper we present and make a brief discussion of the issuing of paper money (1781) in Puerto Rico under the reign of Charles III (Carlos III), in response to the lack of the “Situado Mexicano” and the war between Spain and England. There was a previous issue of paper money in 1766, due to the lack of the “Situado Mexicano” which was supposed to be received annually in Puerto Rico. Very little is known about the history of both issues, but the issue of paper money in 1766 and this issue of 1781, entitles Puerto Rico to be listed as the first country in Latin America (still under Spanish rule) to issue paper money; also, evidence suggests that rudimentary printing existed on the island 25 years before the commonly accepted date among historians in Puerto Rico (1806).
- Subjects :
- Puerto Rico
papel moneda
Siglo XVIII
Diplomatics. Archives. Seals
CD1-6471
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- Spanish; Castilian
- ISSN :
- 16974328 and 16973798
- Volume :
- 12
- Issue :
- 0
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Documenta & Instrumenta
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.1d96699625c24007beeb123f07fae668
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.5209/rev_DOCU.2014.v12.45695