Germán Jiménez-Montes, Ph.D. (2020, University of Groningen) is a Margarita Salas postdoctoral researcher at the University of Seville. He has published several articles on the trade between Andalusia and northern Europe in the sixteenth century.

• AcknowledgementsAbbreviation of Archives and Digital SourcesList of Illustrations, Figures and TablesNote on TerminologyIntroduction1 War and Trade in Andalusia1 Philip ii’s Embargoes: More than Commercial War2 Subversion of the Market2.1 Claiming for Compensations2.2 The Seville-Sanlúcar Axis3 State’s Collaboration with the Market3.1 Royal Licence to Nicolás de Melemburque4 Seville’s Opposition to the Embargoes4.1 The Embargoes of 1585 and 15954.2 Enemies of the Monarchy? Foreigners as Well as Natives5 Conclusion2 Atarazanas Merchants Migration and Social Capital1 Flemish Migration to Seville1.1 Migration before the War1.2 Migration During the War2 Collaboration with Seville and Social Capital2.1 Control and Conversion of the Reales Atarazanas2.2 The Encabezamiento2.3 The Nation3 Conclusion3 Casa y Servicio1 Marriage Practices1.1 Flemish Women in the Atarazanas2 Cooperation between In-laws2.1 Dowry Promises3 Servicio3.1 Domestic Workers3.2 Workers of the Firm4 Conclusion4 Cooperation in Long-Distance Trade1 Partnerships1.1 Equity Partnerships1.2 Silent Equity Partnerships1.3 Commission Partnerships1.4 Notarisation of Partnerships2 Agency2.1 A Financial Tool2.2 A Global Tool3 Conclusion5 Timber Trade and Andalusian Exports1 Access to Supply Markets1.1 The Amsterdam-Seville Connection1.2 Two Shipping Networks2 The Andalusian Port System and the North-European Shipping Networks3 Andalusian Salt, Other Exports and Imported Grain3.1 Other Exports3.2 Wheat from the Sea4 Conclusion6 Supply to the Carrera de Indias and to the Royal Navy1 Regulation of the Carrera de Indias1.1 Preparation of the American fleets1.2 Access to American Silver1.3 Demand of Imported Naval Provisions2 Supply to the Royal Navy2.1 Demand of Imported Naval Provisions2.2 An Incipient Naval Bureaucracy in Andalusia3 ConclusionConclusionAnnexesA List of Atarazanas MerchantsB Glossary of Timber Products and Other Naval ProvisionsC UnitsD Archival References of TestamentsE Archival References of Dowry PromisesF Archival References of Partnership ContractsG Archival References of FiniquitosH Archival References of Slave SalesDigital ResourcesBibliographyIndex