Money and banking in Europe, 1700-1850 : the formation of new financial systems -- Banking regulation and provincial banks in Spain -- The bourgeoisie and provincial banking : social origins of the new banking elite -- Banks of the issue as private companies : earnings and assets -- Provincial...

Spanish Abstract: El objetivo del trabajo es analizar cuáles fueron los aspectos del marco institucional que favorecieron o retrasaron la extensión de la banca en América Latina. Para ello se analizan los marcos reguladores de España y los países latinoamericanos de colonización española...

The extension of banking activities during the XIX century was mainly leaded by certain social groups related to commerce, which took profit from their experience and knowledge to spread their influence among the credit world. In the Spanish historiography, there are some works specifically...