Bankruptcy of Empire : Mexican Silver and the Wars Between Spain, Britain and France, 1760–1810 (Paperback)

List of tables and figures; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. Resurgence of the Spanish Empire: Bourbon Mexico as submetropolis, 1763?1800; 2. An imperial state tax: the fiscal costs and benefits of colonialism; 3. Imperial wars and loans from New Spain, 1780?1800; 4. The royal church and the finances of the viceroyalty; 5. Napoleon and Mexican silver, 1805?8; 6. Between Spain and America: the royal treasury and the Gordon and Murphy Consortium, 1806?8; 7. Mexican silver for the Cortes of Cadiz and the war against Napoleon, 1808?11; 8. The rebellion of 1810, colonial debts, and bankruptcy of New Spain; Conclusions: the financial collapse of viceroyalty and monarchy; Appendices; Bibliography; Index.