Arrantza-merkatuan Gasteizko merkatariek izandako partaidetza eta inbertsioak (XVII. mendearen hasieran)

Abstract

The major importance of the fishing trade in Castile at the beginning of the XVII century caused a participation of tradesmen in different market places and kinds of business. As a cause of this, merchant companies destined to finance the whale-hunting campaings and, generally, fishing of various species, were created. In this companies, tradesmen of different places such as Bayone, Bilbao or Vitoria, participated actively. The businessmen of Vitoria gained a great prestige in this trade, mainly to their good relations with the great fish importers from Madrid (all of those were foreigners) and the owners of the fishing-fleets. This monopolizing of the fishing-market ended tragically for some of the businessmen of Vitoria.