This book analyzes the economic and trade relations between the Republic of Genoa and the small island of Tabarka, a Spanish possession located just a few hundred metres off the coast of Tunisia. In 1542 Charles V signed a contract (asiento) with some Genoese nobles granting them to fish in the waters of Tabarka, rich in fine red coral. The contract was renewed for almost two centuries and the island became a meeting point for Christians and Muslims and an integral part of a wide circuit for the trade of oil, wax and cereals. This study is based on a rich web of archival sources, and it represents a significant point of view to analyze sea trade in the south western Mediterranean.
Un'impresa fra terra e mare. Giacomo Filippo Durazzo e soci a Tabarca (1719-1729)
PICCINNO, LUISA
2008-01-01
Abstract
This book analyzes the economic and trade relations between the Republic of Genoa and the small island of Tabarka, a Spanish possession located just a few hundred metres off the coast of Tunisia. In 1542 Charles V signed a contract (asiento) with some Genoese nobles granting them to fish in the waters of Tabarka, rich in fine red coral. The contract was renewed for almost two centuries and the island became a meeting point for Christians and Muslims and an integral part of a wide circuit for the trade of oil, wax and cereals. This study is based on a rich web of archival sources, and it represents a significant point of view to analyze sea trade in the south western Mediterranean.
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