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Genoese Maritime Trade

Type Event Region Europe Time 1410–1420

In the 1410s, the Republic of Genoa maintained an important position in banking, shipbuilding, and long-distance trade through its Mediterranean-Atla…

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  1. 1410–1415Genoa · LiguriaEstablished in 1407, the Casa di San Giorgio managed Genoese public debt and the finances of the Corsica and Sardinia colonies in the 1410s, funding maritime trade and military expeditions through institutionalized finance, becoming one of Europe's earliest public banking models.
  2. 1412–1418Mediterranean and Bay of Biscay routes · AtlanticGenoese merchant fleets traded wool and cloth from Barcelona and Seville to Bruges and London, maintaining close commercial ties with the Castilian crown and forming a trade network spanning the Mediterranean and the Atlantic.
  3. 1414–1420Black Sea-Crimea · Black SeaGenoa maintained trading colonies in places such as Caffa, importing grain, furs, and slaves via the Black Sea for transshipment to Mediterranean ports. Competition with Venice on Eastern Mediterranean routes continued, but Genoa sustained commercial resilience through financial innovation.

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