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Seville

Type Object Region Europe Time c. 1581–1590

In the 1580s Seville was the economic and administrative hub of the Castilian-Spanish Habsburg monarchy, monopolizing the registration and distributi…

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  1. c. 1581–1584Seville · AndalusiaThe Casa de Contratación still required fleets returning from the Indies to unload and register silver and goods here; Flemish and Genoese bankers gathered in abundance, making Seville the first gateway for American wealth entering Europe.
  2. c. 1585–1587Guadalquivir river port district · AndalusiaThe river port berthed galleons and caravels, with shipyards and customs warehouses stretching along the river; despite increasing siltation, in the 1580s Seville still handled repairs and provisioning for most transatlantic fleets.
  3. c. 1588–1590Seville old town · AndalusiaPoets, painters, and theater troupes gathered around the cathedral and the Alcázar; religious processions and court festivals shaped the city's public life, making Seville in the 1580s both a commercial metropolis and a cultural landmark of the Spanish Renaissance.

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