A Research Report on Consulado History
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 14830492 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Robert S Smith (0000-0001-5414-979X, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1961 |
| Volume | 3 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 41-52 |
| Publication date | 1961-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Inter-American Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0885-3118 • E-ISSN: 2326-4047 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/165241 |
| OpenAlex | W2782937357 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 4 |
The Spanish consulado — or Catalan consolat de mar — emerged from the medieval economy of Mediterranean towns. From a simple maritime court, its prototype in thirteenth-century Valencia, the Consulado evolved into a permanent tribunal with appellate as well as original jurisdiction in mercantile disputes. Ultimately, the consular court constituted one of three divisions of the guild merchant. The matrícula, or guild membership, comprised resident merchants who met various qualifications of age, property, and vocation. In annual assemblies the guildsment elected the judges of their court, usually a prior and two consuls. The prior and consuls were at once judges, active merchants, and members ex-officio of an executive council or junta. This governing body represented the merchant class in negotiating with other groups, especially public officials. It administered customs and taxes, enforced trade regulations, carried out public works projects, and in many other ways intervened in the economic life of the community
Art · Catalan · Humanities · Jurisdiction · Negotiation · Political science · Tribunal · Historical Studies on Spain · Law · Medieval and Early Modern Iberia · Public Administration
| Unique citing works | 4 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,07 |
| Citation span | 1971 - 2018 (48) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |