Book contents
- A Silver River in a Silver World
- Cambridge Latin American Studies
- A Silver River in a Silver World
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Maps
- Introduction
- 1 The Silver World
- 2 The Silver River
- 3 Golden Connections
- 4 Dutch Ships and Dutch Men on the Río de la Plata
- 5 Conflicting Ownership
- 6 Silver Tongues
- 7 Silver Politics on the Estuary
- 8 The Silver River Runs Dry
- Bibliography
- Index
- Series list continued from page ii
5 - Conflicting Ownership
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 18 April 2020
- A Silver River in a Silver World
- Cambridge Latin American Studies
- A Silver River in a Silver World
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Maps
- Introduction
- 1 The Silver World
- 2 The Silver River
- 3 Golden Connections
- 4 Dutch Ships and Dutch Men on the Río de la Plata
- 5 Conflicting Ownership
- 6 Silver Tongues
- 7 Silver Politics on the Estuary
- 8 The Silver River Runs Dry
- Bibliography
- Index
- Series list continued from page ii
Summary
In early April of 1660, the Nuestra Señora del Destierro y San Juan Bautista, a 250–300-ton ship carrying 850 slaves and valuable merchandise from Luanda, sailed up the Río de la Plata on a journey that had begun in Amsterdam. Waiting in the estuary was the León Dorado, a Dutch merchant privateer. Reports differ as to exactly what happened next but, in short, the León Dorado captured the slave ship. As it turned out, the capture of the San Juan Bautista was the easy part for the captain of the León Dorado. By analyzing the conflicting Dutch and Spanish claims over who was entitled to the San Juan Bautista, this chapter discusses the extent of Dutch trade in Buenos Aires, the organization of that trade, the role of local officials and merchants in facilitating it, and the changing official attitudes toward Dutch connections in Buenos Aires.
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- A Silver River in a Silver WorldDutch Trade in the Rio de la Plata, 1648–1678, pp. 115 - 135Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2020