The ground transportation through the Cantabrian Mountains in times of Felipe II. A paper from correspondence of Simón Ruiz with Laredo

This paper analyzes the conditions and cost of ground transportation in times of Felipe II in the field of commercial between Castile and the North Atlantic area, based on information provided by the business letters belonging the merchant Simón Ruiz. The data indicate that the geographical difficul...

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Main Author: Lucas Villanueva, Oscar
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:Spanish
Published: Universidad de Salamanca 2012
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Online Access:https://revistas.usal.es/index.php/Studia_Historica/article/view/9268
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spelling ftunisalamanojs:oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/9268 2023-05-15T17:36:33+02:00 The ground transportation through the Cantabrian Mountains in times of Felipe II. A paper from correspondence of Simón Ruiz with Laredo El Transporte Terrestre a través de la Cordillera Cantábrica en Tiempos de Felipe II. Un Estudio a partir de la Correspondencia de Simón Ruiz con Laredo Lucas Villanueva, Oscar 2012-12-16 application/pdf https://revistas.usal.es/index.php/Studia_Historica/article/view/9268 spa spa Universidad de Salamanca https://revistas.usal.es/index.php/Studia_Historica/article/view/9268/9573 https://revistas.usal.es/index.php/Studia_Historica/article/view/9268 Studia Historica: Historia Moderna; Vol. 34 (2012): Perspectivas del Mundo Urbano (siglos XV-XVII); 257-281 2386-3889 0213-2079 Transporte terrestre comercio Cordillera Cantábrica Simón Ruiz relieve Bilbao Laredo costes del transporte Felipe II cartas comerciales ground transportation commerce Cantabrian Mountains relief transport costs business letters info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 2012 ftunisalamanojs 2022-05-12T19:47:55Z This paper analyzes the conditions and cost of ground transportation in times of Felipe II in the field of commercial between Castile and the North Atlantic area, based on information provided by the business letters belonging the merchant Simón Ruiz. The data indicate that the geographical difficulties were not as decisive for the traffic through the Cantabrian Mountains range as it had been thought so far. The article also deals with the subject of the costs that moving goods from ports to inland markets entailed. The sources make it possible a detailed analysis of those cost as well as an estimate of the amount in proportion to the total sum of the operation, giving less importance to them, which would help ground transportation of goods for relatively long distances. El presente trabajo analiza las condiciones y costes del transporte terrestre en tiempos de Felipe II en el ámbito de las relaciones comerciales entre Castilla y el espacio atlántico septentrional, a partir de la información proporcionada por las cartas comerciales del mercader Simón Ruiz. Los datos nos indican que las dificultades geográficas no fueron tan determinantes para el tráfico a través de la Cordillera Cantábrica como se había pensado hasta ahora. El artículo también aborda la cuestión de los costes que comportaban las operaciones de traslado de mercancías desde los puertos a los mercados del interior peninsular. Las fuentes nos permiten un detallado análisis de los mismos así como un cálculo de su cuantía en proporción a la suma total de la operación, relativizando la importancia de los mismos, lo que favorecería los traslados de mercancías por vía terrestre para distancias relativamente grandes. Article in Journal/Newspaper North Atlantic Universidad de Salamanca: Gestor Revistas Online
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topic Transporte terrestre
comercio
Cordillera Cantábrica
Simón Ruiz
relieve
Bilbao
Laredo
costes del transporte
Felipe II
cartas comerciales
ground transportation
commerce
Cantabrian Mountains
relief
transport costs
business letters
spellingShingle Transporte terrestre
comercio
Cordillera Cantábrica
Simón Ruiz
relieve
Bilbao
Laredo
costes del transporte
Felipe II
cartas comerciales
ground transportation
commerce
Cantabrian Mountains
relief
transport costs
business letters
Lucas Villanueva, Oscar
The ground transportation through the Cantabrian Mountains in times of Felipe II. A paper from correspondence of Simón Ruiz with Laredo
topic_facet Transporte terrestre
comercio
Cordillera Cantábrica
Simón Ruiz
relieve
Bilbao
Laredo
costes del transporte
Felipe II
cartas comerciales
ground transportation
commerce
Cantabrian Mountains
relief
transport costs
business letters
description This paper analyzes the conditions and cost of ground transportation in times of Felipe II in the field of commercial between Castile and the North Atlantic area, based on information provided by the business letters belonging the merchant Simón Ruiz. The data indicate that the geographical difficulties were not as decisive for the traffic through the Cantabrian Mountains range as it had been thought so far. The article also deals with the subject of the costs that moving goods from ports to inland markets entailed. The sources make it possible a detailed analysis of those cost as well as an estimate of the amount in proportion to the total sum of the operation, giving less importance to them, which would help ground transportation of goods for relatively long distances. El presente trabajo analiza las condiciones y costes del transporte terrestre en tiempos de Felipe II en el ámbito de las relaciones comerciales entre Castilla y el espacio atlántico septentrional, a partir de la información proporcionada por las cartas comerciales del mercader Simón Ruiz. Los datos nos indican que las dificultades geográficas no fueron tan determinantes para el tráfico a través de la Cordillera Cantábrica como se había pensado hasta ahora. El artículo también aborda la cuestión de los costes que comportaban las operaciones de traslado de mercancías desde los puertos a los mercados del interior peninsular. Las fuentes nos permiten un detallado análisis de los mismos así como un cálculo de su cuantía en proporción a la suma total de la operación, relativizando la importancia de los mismos, lo que favorecería los traslados de mercancías por vía terrestre para distancias relativamente grandes.
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author Lucas Villanueva, Oscar
author_facet Lucas Villanueva, Oscar
author_sort Lucas Villanueva, Oscar
title The ground transportation through the Cantabrian Mountains in times of Felipe II. A paper from correspondence of Simón Ruiz with Laredo
title_short The ground transportation through the Cantabrian Mountains in times of Felipe II. A paper from correspondence of Simón Ruiz with Laredo
title_full The ground transportation through the Cantabrian Mountains in times of Felipe II. A paper from correspondence of Simón Ruiz with Laredo
title_fullStr The ground transportation through the Cantabrian Mountains in times of Felipe II. A paper from correspondence of Simón Ruiz with Laredo
title_full_unstemmed The ground transportation through the Cantabrian Mountains in times of Felipe II. A paper from correspondence of Simón Ruiz with Laredo
title_sort ground transportation through the cantabrian mountains in times of felipe ii. a paper from correspondence of simón ruiz with laredo
publisher Universidad de Salamanca
publishDate 2012
url https://revistas.usal.es/index.php/Studia_Historica/article/view/9268
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op_source Studia Historica: Historia Moderna; Vol. 34 (2012): Perspectivas del Mundo Urbano (siglos XV-XVII); 257-281
2386-3889
0213-2079
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