Publication: Prácticas contables de los comerciantes en el México colonial: el caso de Simón Váez de Sevilla (1621-1642)
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Fushimi, Takeshi
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Universidad Pablo de Olavide
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Este artículo ofrece un análisis de los métodos contables empleados en los libros de cuentas de Simón Váez de Sevilla, un mercader mexicano de origen judío portugués del siglo XVII. Dado que existen pocos análisis sobre los libros de contabilidad comercial del siglo XVII ni en España ni en sus colonias, este artículo pretende llenar esa laguna para comprender mejor la historia contable del Imperio español. Nuestro análisis demuestra que, a pesar de ser uno de los comerciantes más importantes de la época en México, sus libros no se elaboraron mediante el método de la partida doble. Aunque no adoptó el método de la partida doble, el comerciante utilizó creativamente la técnica contable para captar de mejor manera la realidad del comercio colonial. Este hallazgo nos lleva a reconsiderar los métodos contables utilizados por los mercaderes del comercio indiano.
This article offers an analysis of the accounting method used in the account books of Simón Váez de Sevilla, a 17th century Mexican merchant of Portuguese Jewish origin. Since there is little analysis of seventeenth-century commercial accounting books in Spain and its colonies, this article aims to fill this gap in order to better understand the accounting history of the Spanish Empire. Our analysis shows that, despite being one of the most important merchants of the time in Mexico, his books were not kept using the double entry method. Although he did not adopt the double entry method, the merchant creatively used the accounting techniques to better capture the reality of colonial trade. This finding leads us to reconsider the accounting methods used by merchants of the Spanish transatlantic trade.
This article offers an analysis of the accounting method used in the account books of Simón Váez de Sevilla, a 17th century Mexican merchant of Portuguese Jewish origin. Since there is little analysis of seventeenth-century commercial accounting books in Spain and its colonies, this article aims to fill this gap in order to better understand the accounting history of the Spanish Empire. Our analysis shows that, despite being one of the most important merchants of the time in Mexico, his books were not kept using the double entry method. Although he did not adopt the double entry method, the merchant creatively used the accounting techniques to better capture the reality of colonial trade. This finding leads us to reconsider the accounting methods used by merchants of the Spanish transatlantic trade.
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De Computis: Revista Española de Historia de la Contabilidad, ISSN-e 1886-1881, Vol. 21, Nº. 2, 2024, págs. 56-93




