The Bilbao Consulate and its Ordinances
The founding of the Consulate of Bilbao took place in 1511. However, the process of its creation began in 1495, immediately after the Burgos merchants obtained the first Crown of Castile in 1494 from Catholic monarchs. The merchants then used this kingdom to create their own consulate.
The Consulate of Bilbao is a study framed between the peninsular consular histories, from the appearance of the first consulates in the Crown of Aragon during the late Middle Ages until the Bourbon reforms of the 18th century. This book examines the actions taken between 1495 and 1511 by the merchants, the authorities of the Signory of Bizkaia, the authorities of the Provinces of Gipuzkoa and Araba, and the Monarchy to create the Consulate of Bilbao.
It analyzes the ius proprium of the institution between 1511 and 1737. This entails the study of the decrees and ordinances, both general and particular, issued by the institution during the course of its history. Of particular importance were the successful ordinances of 1737 that, due to their content and dissemination, became a commercial code rather than simpler corporate ordinances.
The Consulate of Bilbao is a study framed between the peninsular consular histories, from the appearance of the first consulates in the Crown of Aragon during the late Middle Ages until the Bourbon reforms of the 18th century. This book examines the actions taken between 1495 and 1511 by the merchants, the authorities of the Signory of Bizkaia, the authorities of the Provinces of Gipuzkoa and Araba, and the Monarchy to create the Consulate of Bilbao.
It analyzes the ius proprium of the institution between 1511 and 1737. This entails the study of the decrees and ordinances, both general and particular, issued by the institution during the course of its history. Of particular importance were the successful ordinances of 1737 that, due to their content and dissemination, became a commercial code rather than simpler corporate ordinances.