Evolution and structure of the Spanish Royal Treasury revenues during the long eighteenth century (1680-1807)

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  • José Ignacio Andrés Ucendo
  • Francisco Comín Comín

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33231/j.ihe.2020.04.002

Keywords:

Taxation, public debt, Spain, Americas, trade, H2, H7, N43, N94

Abstract

This paper analyzes the evolution of the total revenues of the Spanish Royal Treasury and the changes in its structure between 1680 and 1807. After stagnating in the first half of the century, the revenues of the Royal
Treasury increased significantly in constant terms, but rather less in real ones. The stagnation of 1730-1742 is explained by the collapse of the Provincial Revenues, while the growth of 1762-1792 was driven by Customs duties, Fiscal monopolies and Remittances from the Indies, following the liberalizing decrees of the American trade. The war cycle started in 1793 was funded with extraordinary revenues (public debt, donations). A comparison with the British Treasury shows that the revenues of Spanish Treasury grew much less during these wars, due to a set of reasons we deal with in the concluding remarks.

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Published

2021-05-27

How to Cite

Andrés Ucendo, J. I., & Comín Comín, F. (2021). Evolution and structure of the Spanish Royal Treasury revenues during the long eighteenth century (1680-1807). Investigaciones De Historia Económica, 17(3), 40–50. https://doi.org/10.33231/j.ihe.2020.04.002

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