was a step in the Bank of Spain’s becoming a central bank in the true sense of the word (a non … interest" (convertibility into gold), while the monopoly was not decisive to its becoming a genuine central bank. The Bank of … Spain was a highly profitable financial institution for its shareholders, and little concerned with the public interest …

banks in Spain -- The bourgeoisie and provincial banking : social origins of the new banking elite -- Banks of the issue as … money plurality and the transformation of the Spanish financial system -- A final assessment : Spain's early financial …

In the last eight centuries there have been hundreds of banking crises throughout the entire planet. Spain has not been … jeopardized the stability of the whole financial structure. This paper examines two of the most severe banking crises of Spain …. The 1866 crisis, one of the most severe of contemporary Spain, wiped out half of the banks and credit companies. The …