Central American Indigo. Globalization and socioeconomic effects (16th-17th centuries)

Abstract

In a world like that of the Ancien Régime, in which there was a continuous expansion and integration of markets, the indigo produced in Central America should be understood from a global and transnational point of view, due to the characteristics of its flow and to the upturn and effects it caused in products and societies from different continents. This article fits within the socioeconomic effects of globalization in the Early Modern Age, as well as within the analysis of the role played by the international commercial networks. The importance of Central American indigo production will be taken into consideration to demonstrate the connectedness of the world through commodity chains.