. Chile today and tomorrow . bidding the Spanish Americancolonies to trade with each other were relaxed byCharles III, and the effect of this is illustrated by thefigures of Spanish merchant shipping sailing for theAmericas in 1778, the year of the erection of a Viceroy-alty in Buenos Aires, the fourth of Spanish America;no less than 170 vessels sailed, as against twelve tofifteen in the days of the yearly fleet of jealously Ucensedvessels. In 1785 there was further relaxation, all the ports ofSpain and all the ports of Spanish America being al-lowed to trade mutually, and as other proof of li
. Chile today and tomorrow . bidding the Spanish Americancolonies to trade with each other were relaxed byCharles III, and the effect of this is illustrated by thefigures of Spanish merchant shipping sailing for theAmericas in 1778, the year of the erection of a Viceroy-alty in Buenos Aires, the fourth of Spanish America;no less than 170 vessels sailed, as against twelve tofifteen in the days of the yearly fleet of jealously Ucensedvessels. In 1785 there was further relaxation, all the ports ofSpain and all the ports of Spanish America being al-lowed to trade mutually, and as other proof of liberalideas there came, in 1788, the appointment of AmbroseOHiggins as Governor of Chile. This excellent organ-iser was born in Ireland, in County Sligo, and spentpart of his barefoot youth in running errands for thegreat folk of his native village; he went as a youth toSpain, enlisting in the Spanish army, as many adven-turous Irish did about this time, and later made his wayto the Spanish American colonies. He distinguished. - ••*
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