Political essay on the Kingdom of New Spain : a critical edition /: a critical edition. (2019)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Alexander von Humboldt ; edited and with an introduction by Vera M. Kutzinski, Ottmar Ette.
• Authors: Humboldt, Alexander von, 1769-1859
• Editors: Kutzinski, Vera M, 1956-; Ette, Ottmar
• Contents: VOLUME 3 X Plants That Furnish Raw Materials for Manufacturing and for Trade—Raising Livestock—Fishing—Agricultural Yield Estimated According to the Amount of the Tithes. XI State of the Mining of New Spain—Gold and Steel Production—Average Wealth in Ore—Amount of Mercury Consumed Annually in the Amalgamation Process—Amount of Precious Metals That Have Flowed from the One Continent to the Other Since the Conquest of Mexico. General Tableau of the Mines of New Spain I. Intendancy of Guanajuato II. Intendancy of Zacatecas III. Intendancy of San Luis Potosí IV. Intendancy of Mexico City V. Intendancy of Guadalajara VI. Intendancy of Durango VII. Intendancy of Sonora VIII. Intendancy of Valladolid IX. Intendancy of Oaxaca X. Intendancy of Puebla XI. Intendancy of Veracruz XII. Old California Output of the Mining District of Guanajuato Comparative Tableau of the Mines of the Americas and Europe VOLUME 4 BOOK V. The State of Manufacturing and Trade in New Spain XII The Manufacturing Industry—Cottons—Woolens—Cigars—Soda and Soap—Gunpowder—Coins—The Exchange of Products—Trade in the Interior—Roads—External Trade through Veracruz and Acapulco—Obstacles to This Trade—Yellow Fever. Tableau I: Veracruz Trade Balances in 1802 A. Spain's Imports in Mexico, in Agricultural Products and Products of Domestic Industry B. Spanish Imports in Mexico, in Agricultural Products and Products from Foreign Industry C. America's Imports (Spanish Colonies) from Mexico D. Mexican Exports to Spain E. Mexican Exports to Other Parts of Spanish America Results: Veracruz Trade Balance in 1802 Observations Tableau II: Trade Balance of Veracruz in 1803 A. Imports of National Agricultural Products from Spain to Mexico B. Imports of Products of National Industry from Spain to Mexico C. Imports of Agricultural Products and Products of Foreign Industries from Spain to Mexico D. Imports from America (Spanish Colonies) to Mexico E. Exports from Mexico to Spain F. Exports from Mexico to Other Parts of Spanish America Results: Veracruz Trade Balances in 1803 Observations Veracruz Trade in 1804 From the Port of Alvarado From the Port of Veracruz Total Trade Balance of Veracruz, from 1796 to 1820 Tableau I: Gross Yield from the National Revenue of New Spain Tableau II A. Value of Precious Metals Sent on Behalf of the Crown from Veracruz to Spain B. Amount of Piasters Sent from Veracruz to Cádiz and to the Antilles on Behalf of the Crown C. Export of Precious Metals from Veracruz to Havana, Puerto Rico, and Louisiana, as Much on Behalf of the Crown (as Situados) as by Individuals Results Tableau III: Amount of Piasters Exported from Veracruz to Spain and the Spanish Colonies, as Much on Behalf of the Crown as by Individuals Imports Exports Imports and Exports from the Spanish Colonies of the New Continent Meteorological and Nosographic Table of Veracruz (Latitude 19°11′52″) on the Centigrade Thermometer The State of Hospitals in Veracruz in 1806 Average Temperature in Veracruz (Centigrade Thermometer) BOOK VI. State Revenue—Military Defense XIII The Current Revenue of the Kingdom of New Spain—Its Gradual Increase since the Beginning of the Eighteenth Century—Sources of Public Revenue. Comparative Tableau of the Revenue of New Spain XIV Collection Costs—Public Expenses—Situados—The Net Product Deposited in the Royal Treasury in Madrid—The State of the Military—National Defense—Final Summary. Budget of the Public Revenue of New Spain for 1803 The Finances of the Spanish Monarchy in 1804 Comparative Tableau for 1804 I. General Tableau of the Army in 1804 II. Detailed Tableau Representing the Divisions of the Line Troops III. Detailed Tableau Representing the Divisions of the Military Notes Note A NOTE A BIS Note B A. Singuilucan B. Dolores Note C Census of the Population of Mexico City, Compiled in September 1820 Census of the Population of Mexico City in 1790 I. Religious Orders (Male) II. Religious Orders (Female) III. Lay Persons IV. Castes V. Schools for Men VI. Schools for Girls VII. Hospitals VIII. Prisons IX. Inhabitants of Mexico City by Occupation X. Summary Note D Note E Note F Supplement Astronomical Positions Measurements of Elevation Mining Output Excerpt from the Will of Hernán Cortés Geographical and Physical Atlas of the Kingdom of New Spain Index of Names Subject Index Toponym Index.
• Publisher Details: Chicago : The University of Chicago Press
• Publication Date: 2019
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 917.2; Science -- General; Science -- History; Science -- Earth Sciences -- Geography; History -- United States -- 19th Century; Mexico -- Description and travel; Mexico -- Geography; Mexico -- Population; Mexico -- Statistics; Mexico -- Social conditions -- To 1810; Mexico -- Politics and government -- 1540-1810; Travel -- Mexico
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780226651699
• Related ISBNs: 9780226651552
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