From Seville to Yucatan: The main characters of a marginal trade

Abstract

Despite its marginal nature, the Mayan peninsula achieved to be included on the Atlantic trade routes at the end of the 16th century. The current research, based on a socio economic approach, analyses the trade traffic between Seville and Yucatan between 1606 and 1610; and its main purpose is to know who were the main characters of the trade in Yucatan and to which social class they were members of.