A contabilidade de um produto estratégico : o Livro da imposição do sal, século XVI

Abstract

Kept in the Oporto Historical Archives, the tax book of "imposição do sal", represents an historical source of great interest to the knowledge of the salt trade in Oporto in the middle of 16th century. The presentation and the publishing of this source is the first level of a broader research to be produced by the Institute of Early Modern History of the University of Oporto, which objective is to identify and measure foreign and national trade communities.