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The Royal Barcelona Trading Company to the Indies (Spanish: Real Compañía de Comercio de Barcelona a Indias; Catalan: Companyia de Comerç de Barcelona) also known as the Barcelona Company was a trading company in the 18th century chartered by the Spanish crown, operating from 1755 to 1785, and which had a monopoly on trade to the Caribbean islands of Puerto Rico, Santo Domingo and Margarita. The company provided a legal framework and a focus for capital which enabled Catalan merchants to break free from the restrictions of the Cadiz monopoly on trade with the Indies, provided skills and contacts that enabled the development of free trade between Catalonia and the Americas to flourish after the company's demise, and contributed to the development of the textile industry which later became t

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  • Real Compañía de Comercio de Barcelona a Indias (de)
  • Compañía de Comercio de Barcelona (es)
  • Barcelona Trading Company (en)
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  • Real Compañía de Comercio de Barcelona a Indias war eine Handelsgesellschaft, die 1755 in Barcelona gegründet wurde und 1785 in der Real Compania de Filipinas aufging. (de)
  • The Royal Barcelona Trading Company to the Indies (Spanish: Real Compañía de Comercio de Barcelona a Indias; Catalan: Companyia de Comerç de Barcelona) also known as the Barcelona Company was a trading company in the 18th century chartered by the Spanish crown, operating from 1755 to 1785, and which had a monopoly on trade to the Caribbean islands of Puerto Rico, Santo Domingo and Margarita. The company provided a legal framework and a focus for capital which enabled Catalan merchants to break free from the restrictions of the Cadiz monopoly on trade with the Indies, provided skills and contacts that enabled the development of free trade between Catalonia and the Americas to flourish after the company's demise, and contributed to the development of the textile industry which later became t (en)
  • La Real Compañía de Comercio de Barcelona a Indias (en inglés, Royal Barcelona Trading Company to the Indies; en catalán, Companyia de Comerç de Barcelona) también conocida como la Compañía de Barcelona fue una sociedad mercantil fletada por la Corona de España y que operó de 1755 a 1785. Disfrutó de monopolio comercial con las islas caribeñas de Puerto Rico, Santo Domingo y Margarita. La compañía ofreció marco jurídico y capital para facilitar a los comerciantes catalanes sortear las restricciones del monopolio de Cádiz en el comercio con las Indias, facilitó contactos que permitieron el florecimiento del libre comercio entre Cataluña y las Américas tras la liquidación de la compañía, y contribuyó al desarrollo de la industria textil que constituiría la base de la industrialización de Cat (es)
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  • Royal Barcelona Trading Company (en)
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  • Royal Barcelona Trading Company (en)
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  • http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Puerto_BCN_grabado_francés_XVIII.jpg
  • http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Real_Compañía_de_Comercio_1758.jpg
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  • Catalonia, Caribbean (en)
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  • cotton, cocoa, indigo, brandy, wine, chintz (en)
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  • The Royal Barcelona Trading Company to the Indies (Spanish: Real Compañía de Comercio de Barcelona a Indias; Catalan: Companyia de Comerç de Barcelona) also known as the Barcelona Company was a trading company in the 18th century chartered by the Spanish crown, operating from 1755 to 1785, and which had a monopoly on trade to the Caribbean islands of Puerto Rico, Santo Domingo and Margarita. The company provided a legal framework and a focus for capital which enabled Catalan merchants to break free from the restrictions of the Cadiz monopoly on trade with the Indies, provided skills and contacts that enabled the development of free trade between Catalonia and the Americas to flourish after the company's demise, and contributed to the development of the textile industry which later became the basis of industrialisation in Catalonia. (en)
  • Real Compañía de Comercio de Barcelona a Indias war eine Handelsgesellschaft, die 1755 in Barcelona gegründet wurde und 1785 in der Real Compania de Filipinas aufging. (de)
  • La Real Compañía de Comercio de Barcelona a Indias (en inglés, Royal Barcelona Trading Company to the Indies; en catalán, Companyia de Comerç de Barcelona) también conocida como la Compañía de Barcelona fue una sociedad mercantil fletada por la Corona de España y que operó de 1755 a 1785. Disfrutó de monopolio comercial con las islas caribeñas de Puerto Rico, Santo Domingo y Margarita. La compañía ofreció marco jurídico y capital para facilitar a los comerciantes catalanes sortear las restricciones del monopolio de Cádiz en el comercio con las Indias, facilitó contactos que permitieron el florecimiento del libre comercio entre Cataluña y las Américas tras la liquidación de la compañía, y contribuyó al desarrollo de la industria textil que constituiría la base de la industrialización de Cataluña. (es)
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