Tasa de Esquilache
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The Tasa de Esquilache or Rate of Esquilache was a tax rate established in 1621, by Lope de Ulloa y Lemos
, Prince of Esquilache, for the native people of the Kingdom of Chile
similar to the one of the earlier Tasa de Gamboa
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Lope de Ulloa y Lemos
Lope de Ulloa y Lemos, ; Spanish soldier designated by the viceroy of Peru Francisco de Borja y Aragón, Prince of Esquilache, carried out the position of Captain General and Governor of Chile, and president the Real Audiencia of Chile...
, Prince of Esquilache, for the native people of the Kingdom of Chile
Kingdom of Chile
The General Captaincy of Chile or Gobernacion de Chile, was an administrative territory of the Viceroyalty of Peru in the Spanish Empire from 1541 to 1818, the year in which it declared itself independent, becoming the Republic of Chile...
similar to the one of the earlier Tasa de Gamboa
Tasa de Gamboa
Tasa de Gamboa or Rate of Gamboa was a money tax rate applied to the indigenous peoples in the Kingdom of Chile by the Governor Martin Ruiz de Gamboa, in place of the tribute of personal service in the encomienda system, as desired by the kings of Spain...
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