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Swiss Families for the New Settlements of Carlos III: An Examination of a Failed Colonisation Initiative During the Absolute Monarchy Period

Authors

HAMER FLORES, ADOLFO

External publication

No

Means

Vegueta

Scope

Article

Nature

Científica

JCR Quartile

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SJR Quartile

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Web

https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85186573432&doi=10.51349%2fveg.2024.1.16&partnerID=40&md5=4b4a02b34ee599cc2a6b3f3b5c260ec2

Publication date

01/01/2024

ISI

001157108400018

Scopus Id

2-s2.0-85186573432

DOI

10.51349/veg.2024.1.16

Abstract

In 1767, after considering for decades the prospect of promoting colonisation with foreign families in mainland Spain, the government of Carlos iii initiated the New Settlements of Sierra Morena and Andalusia with 6,000 Central European individuals. This was an intriguing but costly venture, which subsequently influenced the governmental stance towards similar proposals in the following decades. Our aim here is to analyse a proposal made from within the Intendancy of New Settlements in 1817. This analysis will enable us to understand the context in which it was formulated and the reasons behind its rejection.

Keywords

Emigration; Agrarian Colonization; Spain; Switzerland; 19th Century

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