Historical Materials about the Sino-Western Trade and the Thirteen Hongs of Canton in the Mid-Qing Period Reflected in the Spanish Manuscript"Agote's Canton Dairies"
Manuel de Agote,the Basque navigator who served as the first chief supercargo of the Spanish Royal Philippine Company's Factory in Canton from 1787 to 1796,wrote eight"Diaries of the Canton Commerce"(manuscripts).These"Diaries"not only help researchers to fully understand various aspects of the Spanish merchants'activity in Canton,but also the import and export trade data of the European and American companies over the years,which reveal the overall general situation of trade in Canton at that time.More importantly,some exclusive information disclosed in the"Diaries",such as the increase or decrease in the number of Hong merchants,the legal notice issued by the Hoppo that provided the merchant Chite had assumed the Hong merchant of Macao,and the connection between Tanchokua and James Flint,which are scattered throughout the"Diaries",are very useful to our understanding of the Thirteen Hongs'trade and are of great historical value to our comprehensive understanding of Sino-Western trade in the mid-Qing period.
Manuel de AgoteCanton DairySpanish Royal Philippine CompanySino-Western trade in the Qing dynastyThirteen Hongs of Canton
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