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The repartimiento de mercancias was a forced system of trade. The Baskes argument is

persuasive arguments. This is because it provides the traditional history that explains the

repartimiento de mercancias as a forced form of trade. This involved manufacturing and using

products with the Spanish officials who forced the Mexican-Indians to participate in the production

of goods that were highly demanded in the Spanish market. while buying the higher cost and

undesirable goods produced by the Spanish. Baskes describe this trade as linking the Spanish –

Indians economic relation suggesting that the Indian operating market characteristics were

economically voluntary and rational. He also states that the repartimiento de mercancias is an

organization set to meet the market challenges that exist in Mexico’s colonial economic period

and support the economy in the extension of credit across- cultural environments.

The repartimiento de mordancies as a forced system of trade, since after examining the

repartimiento manufacturing of cochineal, a product produced specifically by the Oaxaca Indians

and showing Mexico's mainly valued exports apart from silver, according to Baskes it is evident

where the Indians production on cochineal for trade activities was voluntary since it gave them the

required profit. The basic responsibility of repartimiento aimed at providing Mexico’s indigenous

products on credit, which could not have been achieved if they did not participate in the market

activities as they did it. Basing on the difficulties in the collection of debts on items provided on

credit, credit was only provided by crown agents. Alcaldes mayores was the only one who owned

the legal power required to recall for the payments. However, the Spanish leaders earned revenue

to repartimiento, since their market gains were not as beneficial as economically expected.

The repartimiento de mercancias as an enforced trade system because Baskes shows that

the Mexican Indians were more active in participating in the market than it was effectively

imagined which focused on promoting their objectives however the discriminating regulations in

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Running head: JEREMY BASKES’S ARGUMENT 1 Your name Instructor’s name Course Date of submission Running head: JEREMY BASKES’S ARGUMENT 2 The repartimiento de mercancias was a forced system of trade. The Baskes argument is persuasive arguments. This is because it provides the traditional history that explains the repartimiento de mercancias as a forced form of trade. This involved manufacturing and using products with the Spanish officials who forced the Mexican-Indians to participate in the production of goods that were highly demanded in the Spanish market. while buying the higher cost and undesirable goods produced by the Spanish. Baskes describe this trade as linking the Spanish – Indians economic relation suggesting that the Indian operating market characteristics were economically voluntary and rational. He also states that the repartimiento de mercancias is an organizatio ...
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