: It combines military history (defense against corsairs) with social and economic history.
: The book argues that the fleets were not just "treasure ships" but the essential backbone of Spain’s status as the first global superpower. Las flotas de Indias - Enrique MartГnez Ruiz.epub
: Martínez Ruiz explains how the exchange of American silver for European goods created a proto-globalized economy and funded the Spanish Habsburgs' imperial ambitions. : It combines military history (defense against corsairs)