La devaluación secreta de la moneda por carlos iii: el uso de la vía reservada
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2023
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Francisco Olmos, J. M. de. (2023). La devaluación secreta de la moneda por Carlos III : El uso de la vía reservada. Revista de Humanidades, (49), 239–259. https://doi.org/10.5944/rdh.49.2023.37917
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Desde sus orígenes la moneda tiene como base la confianza de los usuarios en la calidad de su composición y por tanto en su valor de cambio, y si el poder político emisor cambio sus características debe advertirlo a los usuarios de manera pública, e incluso en algunos lugares consensuarlo con los otros poderes del estado. En Castilla desde época de Alfonso X se admite que el rey es el propietario de la moneda y puede cambiarla o devaluarla a su antojo, lo cual hicieron numerosos monarcas. Ahora bien, ya en época moderna y con los flujos comerciales globalizados era impensable que un monarca ordenara cambiar la composición y valor de la moneda de forma secreta, “falsificando” de hecho su valor, y creando todo un entramado normativo que ocultara el hecho, esto es lo que hizo Carlos III, y lo que vamos a estudiar.
From its origins, currency has been based on the users’ confidence in the quality of its composition and therefore in its exchange value, and if the issuing political power changes its characteristics, it must publicly inform the users, and in some places even reach a consensus with the other powers of the state. In Castile, since the time of Alfonso X, it has been accepted that the king is the owner of the coin and can change or devalue it at will, as many monarchs did. However, in modern times and with globalized trade flows, it was unthinkable that a monarch would order the composition and value of the currency to be changed secretly, “falsifying” its value, and creating a whole regulatory framework to conceal the fact, which is what Charles III did, and what we are going to study.
From its origins, currency has been based on the users’ confidence in the quality of its composition and therefore in its exchange value, and if the issuing political power changes its characteristics, it must publicly inform the users, and in some places even reach a consensus with the other powers of the state. In Castile, since the time of Alfonso X, it has been accepted that the king is the owner of the coin and can change or devalue it at will, as many monarchs did. However, in modern times and with globalized trade flows, it was unthinkable that a monarch would order the composition and value of the currency to be changed secretly, “falsifying” its value, and creating a whole regulatory framework to conceal the fact, which is what Charles III did, and what we are going to study.












