Abstract

The founding of a platina refinery in Madrid in 1786 required the establishment of a system for collecting platina from the Chocó district of New Granada in South America and shipping it to Spain. After several unsuccessful attempts to amass platina over many years, the Viceroy of New Granada ordered a district attorney at the Santa Fé Audiencia to arrange an official visit to the Chocó district to establish a Royal monopoly in platina and to set up a local collection procedure. This time it was successful and the shipment to Spain of a considerable amount of platina took place between 1788 and 1805.

Details

Title
The Transport of Platina to Spain in the Late Eighteenth Century
Author
Luis Fermin Capitán Vallvey
Pages
31-40
Publication year
1999
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Johnson Matthey PLC
ISSN
00321400
e-ISSN
14710676
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2603937493
Copyright
© 1999. This work is published under http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ (the “License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.