The Anglo-Portuguese Treaties of 1642 & 1654

Author:

Dr. L. M. E. Shaw

Report:

16

Page:

58

Year:

1989

Subject Matter:

Lisbon and OPorto Factory Houses, British Merchants and Ec. Relations

Excerpt:

A detailed study of the article of any commercial treaty can reveal much concerning the economic conditions in the countries concerned. The Anglo-Portuguese commercial treaties of 1642 and 1654, which were confirmed in Article 1 of the 1661 Article of Marriage between Charles II and Catherine, the Lady Infanta of Portugal, are no exception. Each contains an article giving a clue as to one of the chief reasons why Portugal gradually lost control of her own trade and commerce after the mid-sixteenth century. 

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