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Preface vii Acknowledgments xi List of Monetary Equivalents xiii Part One: Stalemate in the Metropole 1. From Naples to Madrid 3 2. Renovation under Esquilache 37 3. The First Reglamento del Comercio Libre (1765) 69 4. Privilege and Power in Bourbon Spain: The Fall of Esquilache (1766) 81 Part Two: The Colonial Option 5. Flotas to New Spain: The Last Phase, 1757-1778 119 6. The Second Reglamento del Comercio Libre (1778) 143 7. The Aftermath in Spain 186 8. A Colonial Response to Comercio Libre: New Spain 223 9. Incorporating New Spain into Comercio Libre (1789) 267 10. The French Connection: Spanish Trade Policy and France 305 Contents • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 11. Euphoria and Pessimism 338 12. By Way of Conclusion 351 Notes 357 Bibliography 425 Index 443 vi • Contents ...