Description: RUIZ DE LAGUNA, JUAN. Discurso del derecho, que tiene su Magestad para fabricar puerto en el Final, y de la necessidad de su fabrica, y conveniencias, que se siguiran. Milan: Por Iuan Baptista Malatesta, 1633. A very rare book written in Spanish, but published in Milan, urging the Spanish government in Italy to construct a port on the Ligurian Coast at Finale Ligure. The town of Finale Ligure was acquired by Spain in 1602, and its location had important strategic advantages, as it was couched between France and the Republic of Genoa. The Duchy of Milan, which was ruled by Spain throughout the 17th century, was ever mindful of its landlocked position, and de Laguna, a senator of Milan, makes a case for the construction of the Ligurian Port in order to better secure Milan's military advantage and to serve as a hub of trade for the many merchant-ships in the Mediterranean. In regard to this, he alludes to traders from the Eastern and Western Indies - 'las Yndias Orientales, y Occidentales' - and hopes that a Milanese sponsored port will draw lucrative trade into the region of Milan, particularly in the commodity of salt. Text is mainly in Spanish, with a few excerpts in Italian. 4to (25 x 20cm), [x], 94pp., [xxiii]. A very clean fresh wide-margined copy. Bound in contemporary limp vellum. I could only locate five copies of this work worldwide.
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