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Casa de Contratación
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The Casa de Contratación or Casa de la Contratación de las Indias was established by the Crown of Castile, in 1503 in the port of Seville as a crown agency for the Spanish Empire. It functioned until
The Patio de la Montería [es] in the Alcázar of Seville. The two-story building on the right, initially the Cuarto del Almirante (building for the Adm
The Patio de la Montería [es] in the Alcázar of Seville. The two-story building on the right, initially the Cuarto del Almirante (building for the Admiral of Castile), was the location of the Casa de la Contratación from 1503 to 1717.
The building of the Consulado de Cargadores a Indias [es] (the Consulate of the Indian Traders), today the General Archive of the Indies, which houses
The building of the Consulado de Cargadores a Indias [es] (the Consulate of the Indian Traders), today the General Archive of the Indies, which houses the archive of the Casa.
Amerigo Vespucci
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Amerigo Vespucci was an Italian explorer and navigator from the Republic of Florence after whom the Americas are named.
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…cartographers and navigators (pilots), archivists, record keepers, administrators and others involved in producing and managing the Padrón Real. Explorer Amerigo Vespucci, who made at least two voyages to the New World, was a pilot working at the Casa de Contratación until his death in 1512. A special position was created…
Portrait attrib. Crispijn van de Passe the Elder, c. 1590–1637
Portrait attrib. Crispijn van de Passe the Elder, c. 1590–1637
Portrait of a young member of the Vespucci family, identified as Amerigo by Giorgio Vasari
Portrait of a young member of the Vespucci family, identified as Amerigo by Giorgio Vasari
Depiction of Vespucci's first encounter with Native Americans, alleged to have occurred in 1497 (De Bry engraving, c. 1592)
Depiction of Vespucci's first encounter with Native Americans, alleged to have occurred in 1497 (De Bry engraving, c. 1592)
Vespucci's second voyage depicted in the first known edition of his letter to Piero Soderini, published by Pietro Pacini in Florence c. 1505
Vespucci's second voyage depicted in the first known edition of his letter to Piero Soderini, published by Pietro Pacini in Florence c. 1505