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e-Journal of Portuguese History
On-line version ISSN 1645-6432
Abstract
APARICIO, Ángel Alloza. Portuguese Contraband and the Closure of the Iberian Markets, 1621-1640. The Economic Roots of an Anti-Habsburg Feeling.. e-JPH [online]. 2009, vol.7, n.2, pp.38-55. ISSN 1645-6432.
This article explores the extent of the trade in contraband goods apprehended in the ports of Portugal between 1621 and 1640. Such illegal activity is seen as the response of local authorities and traders seeking to neutralize the damage that they suffered due to the lack of legal trade, arising in part from Philip IVs foreign policy. The paper also includes some evidence that shows how the erosion of the Portuguese economy became a key element in arousing the anti-Spanish feeling that ultimately led to the 1640 rebellion.
Keywords : Contraband; Portugal; Spain; Seventeenth Century; Foreign trade.