British Trade with Spanish America, 1763-1808

Adrian J. Pearce is Profesor-Investigador at the Centro de Estudios Históricos, El Colegio de México.

• List of Tables and MapsPrefaceList of AbbreviationsNote on Exchange Rates and ValuesIntroductory Essay by Professor John R. Fisher1 The Origins of British Trade with the Spanish Colonies, Sixteenth Century to 17632 The ‘Spanish Trade’, 1763-83: Geographical Expansion and the Free Ports3 The Comercio de Colonias and the Consolidation of the Free Port System, 1783-964 Trade during Wartime (1796-1808): The Spanish Licensed Trade in the British West Indies5 Trade during Wartime (1796-1808): British Contraband and the Spanish-American Perspective6 Trade during Wartime (1796-1808): Neutral Trade, the Bullion Contracts, and the ‘Secret Trade’7 ConclusionsMapsStatistical Appendix: British Trade with the Spanish Colonies, 1788-95Note on Archival SourcesBibliography for the Study of British Trade with the Spanish ColoniesIndex

Pearce conveys all of this beautifully in a book that I wish I had written but am very pleased that he has... Pearce’s is a grand and very important story, impressively told. Bravo.