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ES UN MUNDO PEQUEÑO: MOVILIDAD Y REDES EMPRESARIALES EN EL PROCESO DE COLONIZACIÓN AMERICANA

2019; Centro de Estudios Constitucionales; Volume: 37; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1017/s0212610919000090

2041-3335

Carmen Mena-García, Montserrat Cachero Vinuesa,

Historical Studies in Central America

ABSTRACT This paper analyses economic interaction in Castilla del Oro (Panama) at the beginning of the 16 th century. By applying network analysis to fiscal records, the paper reconstructs, represents and tests business networks in the mining sector and how they became more complex with the arrival of emigrants and the appearance of new gold deposits. Results show a dynamic population with a high mobility degree despite the adverse geography and the inexistent communications.