Ramón Lanza García

Fiscalidad real en cantabria alcabalas, cientos y millones en la época de los austrias

This paper studies the evolution of the tax burden and its economic consequences in Cantabria (Burgos ancient province). The fiscal trend in XVI-XVII centuries is analyzed, taking into account the real value of the main Royal Finance revenues in terms of wheat fanegas per household. It also considers some issues of the fiscal policy like the forms of collection, the changes in the nature of royal taxes and their influences on consume and trade. The paper concludes by highlighting the differences between the taxes in the towns, country and the near privileged territories. KEY Classification-JEL: H22, H30, N23, N43

ENTRE CASTILLA Y FRANCIA: COMERCIO Y COMERCIANTES EN BILBAO A MEDIADOS DEL SIGLO XVI*

On the basis of a new quantitative data set which is varied, accurate and representative, today it is possible to correct previous shortcomings in order to obtain a solid historical picture of the Atlantic trade passing through the port of Bilbao in the mid-sixteenth century. In this paper we aim to explore both the macroeconomic and microeconomic aspects of Spanish-French trade, analysing, on the one hand, the volume, composition and «balance of trade» and, on the other, the scope and nature of trading enterprises of merchants operating in Bilbao, measurable by the size of their business, the concentration of trade and the amount of business carried out by traders on their own account, in association with other merchants or on behalf of these. We also highlight, once again, the enormous value of judicial sources in the study of trade in the Modern Age.

El vecindario de 1683: una fuente inédita para el estudio de la población de la corona de Castilla

La reforma fiscal de 1683 genero una documentacion de gran interes demografico todavia inedita que este articulo presenta y evalua con el fin de conocer la evolucion de la poblacion de Castilla en una epoca que hasta ahora carecia de datos fidedignos. La verosimilitud del Vecindario de 1683 se comprueba doblemente, primero con el test de las tasas de natalidad y luego comparando el crecimiento de la poblacion con el de los bautismos. El resultado confirma que el declive de 1591-1631 no se habia recuperado todavia en 1683 y que el crecimiento posterior fue mas rapido en 1683-1752 que en 1752-1787.